Nearly £1m claimed by 217 East Antrim residents in ‘Make the Call’ scheme
East Antrim Assemblyman Roy Beggs has welcomed news from the Department for Communities that over £21m has been generated from previously unclaimed benefits for residents in Northern Ireland, according to figures from 2016/17.
The East Antrim MLA said “The Department for Communities ‘Make the Call’ service has helped NI residents receive over £21.3m in unclaimed benefits. 217 people from East Antrim have claimed £922,766.42.”
Roy Beggs added “Check out the following web address if you think you are entitled to unclaimed benefits: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/campaigns/unclaimed-benefits or call 0800 232 1271.”
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