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Contact Benefits team
Aberdeenshire Council Support and Advice Team can help with Housing Benefit, Council Tax Reduction, Blue Badges, Free School Meals, School Clothing Grants and Scottish Welfare fund enquiries. The team are available Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm by:
- Email: asat@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
- Phone: 03456 08 12 00
- Letter: PO Box 18533, Inverurie, AB51 5WX
You can apply online for some benefit entitlements, grants and funding:
- Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction
- Free School Meals and School Clothing Grants
- Discretionary Housing Payments
- Scottish Welfare Fund
- Blue Badge
- Report a change of circumstance
Local offices
If you wish to speak to someone in person regarding your Benefit enquiry, please visit one of our offices below. No appointments are required. Offices are open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.
Banff office
The Town House
Low Street
Banff
AB45 1AY
Fraserburgh office
The Faithlie Centre
1 Saltoun Square
Fraserburgh
AB43 9DA
Inverurie office
Gordon House
Blackhall Road
Inverurie
AB51 3WA
Peterhead office
Buchan House
St Peter Street
Peterhead
AB42 1QF
Stonehaven office
Housing Office
16-22 Allardice Street
Stonehaven
AB39 2BR