Apply now for your £15 elderly welfare payment

Residents who are 60 years or older and haven’t previously benefited from the £15 Christmas payment from the Council are being encouraged to apply this month.

Every resident who was 60 or over on 1 December 2011 and lives in West Dunbartonshire is eligible for the money after the Corporate and Efficient Governance Committee recently agreed to continue with the grant payments.

The Council is using same nomination process as last year and so only new applicants or those who wish to change the details provided last year need to apply before the July 31 deadline. Individuals need to inform the Council if they would like the payment paid directly into an individual's bank account or to a nominated elderly welfare organisation.

Convenor of Corporate Services, Cllr Kath Ryall said: "This payment is not means tested and I would encourage everyone who has not previously benefited to fill in an application form and submit it within the deadline.  In the current financial climate, every little helps, especially come Christmas time when we all typically feel the pinch."

Further information and nomination forms can be collected from the following offices:

• Council Offices,Rosebery Place,Clydebank
• Council Offices,Garshake Road, Dumbarton
• Reception,MunicipalBuildings, Dumbarton
• Libraries
• Housing Offices
• Social Work Day Care Centres
• Dumbarton, Dalmuir andClydebankCredit Union
• One Stop Shop,Alexandria

Further details and advice is also available from the Council's Contact Centre on 01389 738282. For those with internet access the nomination forms can be completed online at www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk.

Residents can post their nomination form to Grants Administrator, Finance and Resource Services, West Dunbartonshire Council, Council Offices,Garshake Road,Dumbarton,G82 3PU.

Completed forms can also be handed in at the following offices: 

• Reception,Rosebery Place,Clydebank
• Reception, Garshake Offices, Dumbarton
• Reception,MunicipalBuildings, Dumbarton
• Libraries
• Housing Office
• Social Work Day Care Centres
• One Stop Shop,Alexandria

Nomination forms must be received byTuesday, 31 Julyto receive a payment this year. If your nomination form is not received by this date you may not qualify for funding in 2012.