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Seek advice if your disability Superior Secretarial Services
benefits integrity is questioned
Letter, Spreadsheets, Invoices, CV's Presentations, Reports, E-mail
In May 1997 a new initiative involving Disability Living Allowance
A professional and efficient service to suit you
(DLA) was put into operation by the Government. It could have serious
implications if you are disabled say volunteers with the West Swindon No job too big or small • Collection and delivery service
Advice Point. Contact Karen on 01793 618039^^ 0
The name given to this initiative one of the reputable advice centres or 0976 667590
was the Benefit Integrity Project listed below as soon as possible.
and its objective is to check on over Another point to remember is,
400,00 disabled claimants. Disa- not to worry, help is available from:
bled claimants who have had a
review in the previous year will The Law Centre,
not be checked. Victoria Road, Swindon ^ua^ifi"cd itr c j 1' Garth r 93)
The checks are divided into two The Citizen Advice Bureau, r(,: 017
kinds, either a notification of a 1 Faringdon Road, Swindon 3xtertpr artd xterirer
home visit or a thirty three page Stratton Advice Point, Eititater Free- , SS 09
questionnaire. Only people who Stratton Public Library
receive both the mobility compo-
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higher rate care component will be Broadgreen Centre
checked. Or the Advice Point at The West C.: ARE YOU ALARMED? :
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that this is merely an exercise by Project, 15 Gainsborough Way, ': • Burglar alarms, wired • 24 hour monitoring :;
the Benefits Agency. In order to Freshbrook. Tel: 871303. It is open
maintain your benefit level any Monday and Wednesday,l0am to C• & wire free • Fire alarms
person who receives any commu- 12 noon, and can help with this C" ♦ Security cameras • Access control
nication in regards to the Integrity issue, most benefit enquiries and
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put their houses on the market. This obviously results in an increase
in activity at estate agents and the next step is to look for the right
type of mortgage.
There are a wide variety of
houses on the market and there is
just as wide a variety of mortgages
available, from discounted rates
to cashbacks, from capped rates to
fixed for different periods, all of
which adds up to confusion in the
eyes of the general public as to
which is the right choice for them.
The first step is usually to speak
to your bank or building society,
who can give you advice on the
best deals available, but this is only and credit searches will already UPHOLSTERY SERVICE
in the range that they can offer. By have been carried out at no cost to
speaking to a mortgage broker, you the client, giving them greater con-
can gain the advantage of being fidence and peace of mind whilst All types of recovery and repairs
offered the best deal for you from searching for properties.
a variety of lenders. We find this approach very suc- to modern and antique furniture
Many people think that by us- cessful and usually results in fur-
ing a broker, they have to pay ex- ther business as people are only !E Suites for sale direct to the public
tra or that they do not get the same too happy to recommend us to their
deal as they would from dealing family and friends. At present, Huge range of fabrics available
direct. Whilst it is true that some even though the Bank of England
brokers do charge arrangement has not increased interest rates, * Curtains made to your own design
fees, we at Mansfield Begbie Asso- we would still recommend fixed
ciates very rarely charge a fee of rates to most clients to give them a
any kind, and, in fact, try our best set budget for a certain period. ;;; All our estimates are free
to ensure that the mortgage is ap- However, with so many deals
proved before the client has even available, it makes sense to speak So why not give Andy or Gary a call,
have found a property. to more than one lender or use the
This is called an 'Agreement in services of a broker to do it for you. and let us make the difference
Principle' or 'Mortgage Reserve For further advice on mortgages,
Certificate', which confirms to the please telephone Mansfield Begbie to your home
client that finance for house pur- Associates on 772779, West Swin-
chase is available, subject to satis- don's longest established mort- Call or fax: 01793 423549
factory survey, as all references gage broker.