About Us
Warwickshire Welfare Rights Advice Service was set up in September 1986.
Initially based in the 6 Citizens Advice Bureaux across the County, it has been operating out of its Central Unit in Nuneaton since 1992.
Governed by a Trustee Board representing the full spectrum of the Voluntary and Statutory sector of Warwickshire, funding comes primarily from Warwickshire County Council.
Funding is also received from a range of other sources for specific projects.
Currently there are 10 full-time and 2 part-time members of staff who are:
- Chief Executive - Mark Stanyer
- Operations Manager - Stephen Watkins
Welfare Rights Workers
- John Harbinson
- Rachel Wilcox
- Mary Williams
- Jill Wood
- Caroline Graham
Take-Up Workers
- Ian Sidwell
- Bal Sandhu
Admin Assistants
- Sam Morgan
- Denise Peach
- Kawser Khalifa
We have assisted Warwickshire citizens by:
- representing at Social Security Appeals (where we have a 75% success rate);
- advising advisers of all kinds on the range of Social Security Benefit problems affecting their clients;
- training on all client groups and benefit issues;
- publishing over 70 information leaflets and self-help packs
In addition we assisted the people of Warwickshire to claim £3.7 million in unclaimed benefits last year alone.
To view/download a copy of our latest Annual Review (2009/10) Click Here.
