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The 25% ME Group

21 Church Street
Troon
Ayrshire
KA10 6HT

Web: www.25megroup.org

The 25% ME Group is a nationwide community based voluntary group. They have two members of staff paid for by the Lottery Fund and volunteers (most of whom are chronic ME sufferers). They provide a range of services to people affected by severe ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis), many of whom are virtually housebound or bed bound.

The Lottery Fund has provided the 25% ME Group with sufficient funding to allow them to provide an advocacy service for a three year period. The service will provide the following:

  • Benefits checks.
  • Assist individuals to apply for identified benefits.
  • Assist individuals to appeal if a benefit is refused.
  • In some circumstances represent individuals at appeals tribunals.
  • Advice and information regarding housing legislation.
  • Assist individuals to apply for suitable housing.
  • Advice and information regarding community care.
  • Assist individuals to access and comment in respect of their care pans.
  • Where appropriate advise individuals about local authority complaints procedures.
  • In some circumstances provide representation at complaints hearings.
  • Advocate for individuals with the various health services and assist them to access personal information.
  • In certain circumstances assist in the preparation and representation of health board complaints.
  • Assist individuals to claim assistance from the social fund.
  • Advice with direct payments scheme.
  • Advice regarding the Children (Scotland) Act 1995.
  • Advice regarding The Human Rights Act.
  • Advice regarding homelessness.
  • Advocacy information sheets on various subjects.

Other services include:

  • Twice yearly newsletter.
  • Talking book service.
  • Practical and emotional support.
  • Telephone helpline.
Checked: 9 Nov 2007








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PS - Health and Poverty

Perhaps the biggest cause of ill health in the world is poverty. Help to Make Poverty History. For example, why not lend some of your money to disadvantaged communities to enable them to trade their way out of poverty through schemes such as Shared Interest.

See also MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY North East for details and links to campaigns against poverty.

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