For advice agencies on benefits and housing go to
https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/council-tax-and-benefits/housing-benefit-council-tax-reduction-and-discretionary-help/advice
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Assert Guide to Universal Credit
Assert have compiled a user friendly Guide to Universal Credit to help people to make independent claims. This Guide contains a list of advice services across East Sussex and has blank forms to help you request reasonable adjustments to your claimant commitment. Download the Universal Credit Guide here.
Benefits Service on hold
We have had to put all benefits related work and support on hold due to Emma sadly leaving Assert. We are in the process of recruiting a new Benefits Case Worker and will have another experienced support worker in place as soon as possible. But this may be some months away due to the time …
Help Assert raise funds by hosting your own fundraising coffee morning
Friends, Coffee and Cake Organise a coffee morning or afternoon to raise vital funds for Assert. We are hoping to get some enthusiastic coffee morning volunteers to plan and run their own fundraising coffee mornings in 2019. You just need a few ingredients to make your coffee morning a success: A venue – Choose a …
Could you help Assert to support Autistic adults in the future by remembering Assert in your will?
Would you consider remembering Assert in your will? We have a vision that 10% of our income will in future come from donations from legacies. Every gift in every will makes a huge difference to the services that we provide. Crucially, you will be showing your commitment to help make change happen by maintaining and …
Assert are providing Autism Awareness Training to external groups and organisations
Assert’s Autism Spectrum Condition Training aims to provide people and organisations with a better understanding and awareness of the condition. Participants are given a user-friendly insight into how adults with autism experience the modern world. It is set at a base level for people just beginning to explore, or with a basic knowledge of Autism. …