Rights for ME is a pioneering benefits casework project which aims to improve the lives of people suffering from ME in the Morecambe Bay area and to push for longer term changes which will benefit far more.

 

The project is funded by the Big Lottery Fund for a three-year period. It is the result of a partnership between Morecambe Bay ME Group and Lancaster Citizens Advice Bureau. The service is available to those with ME/CFS, their carers and families, living in Barrow, Lancaster and South Lakes districts. 

 

 

The project assists people with ME in claiming sickness and disability benefits.  The caseworker will explain the eligibility criteria for the various benefits, and the application procedures. Advice will be available about how to improve applications, and how to challenge benefit decisions where possible.

 

If you wish to contact the project caseworker, please phone the referral line: 01524 65842.  The caseworker will make an initial contact, and a home visit will be arranged if support from the caseworker is necessary. Home visits are key to the project, because they enable clients to make the most use of their available energy in contact with the caseworker, and avoid them having to travel to a venue for an appointment.

 

Rights for ME has produced a number of documents describing the process of obtaining benefit.  Click here for a list.