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Lone Pensioner Allowance If you are the Ratepayer and are aged 70 or over and live alone, you may be entitled to a discount of 20% on your rates with Lone Pensioner Allowance. Lone Pensioner Allowance is not means tested, so we won’t ask you to provide information about your income and savings. If you are eligible, you can make an application at any time during the rating year. You may still be entitled to Lone Pensioner Allowance if you are over 70 and don’t live alone if you: • live with a carer who is not your spouse or partner • provide care for someone who lives with you who is not your spouse or partner • live with anyone who is under the age of 18 • live with someone who has a severe mental impairment including your spouse or partner Further information is available at: www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/lone-pensioner-allowance and www.nidirect.gov.uk/rates-help or by calling 0300 200 7801 Contact Us HQ and Eastern Area O ce Linden House, Beechill Business Park, 96 Beechill Road, Belfast BT8 7QN T: 028 9064 8546 Textphone: 028 9064 0598 F: 028 9064 0598 E: info@cilni.org Western Area O ce Anderson House, Market Street, Omagh, BT78 1ES T: 028 8224 8926 F: 028 8224 9878 E: western@cilni.org Southern Area O ce Unit 55, Armagh Business Centre 2 Loughgall Road Armagh, BT61 7NH T: 028 3752 2282 E: southern@cilni.org Northern Area O ce Unit C9, The Business Centre, 80 – 82 Rainey Street, Magherafelt, BT45 5AJ T: 028 7963 4932 F: 028 7963 4932 E: northern@cilni.org T: 028 7963 4932 | F: 028 7963 4932 | www.cilni.org Company No: NI 058552 Charity No: XR 62285. CILNI receive funding from the Health and Social Care Board and the Northern, Southern, and Western Health and Social Care Trusts. • Flexibility • Choice • Control • Empowerment • Support • Reduced Stress • Respite If you think you would benefit from having more control over the assistance you get, then Direct Payments may be worth considering. Simply contact your local CILNI by phone, email or visit the CILNI website. Alternatively, speak to your Social Worker, Care Manager or Social Care Assessor. Self-Directed Support Direct Payments help deliver independence by o ering: