Welfare Benefits
a guide to your rights
Due to publish May 2010

We are going to print with our own Welfare Benefits Guide in the next few weeks, giving information about the main benefits members may be able to claim. This will inform you of what “benefit entitlements” there are, how to manage the process, and guidance on dealing with problems you may face along the way.

Filling in the forms is stressful at the best of times and we hope this guide will help you to see what is involved, the detail you need to gather, and how you can access the help and guidance you may need.

Benefit amounts shown are those effective from 1st April 2010. Annual changes will be made available via future newsletters and on our website.

If you would like to order your FREE copy, do contact us on: 0191 3892222 or email

The guide is available for all members, their families and carers, and copies will be made available to the Northern CFS/ME Clinical Network and all Consultants and therapy staff working with people with ME.