Benefits Advisor

Richmond AID is a user led disability rights charity working towards a world where disabled people are treated with dignity, respect, and equality. We are looking for a compassionate and knowledgeable Welfare Benefits Adviser to join our advice team and provide vital support to disabled individuals and their families.

Advice Manager

Richmond Advice and Information on Disability (Richmond AID) is an organisation of and for disabled people, working to improve access, choice, quality of life and independence for disabled people in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and surrounding areas. We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking and highly motivated person to join our team.

Advisor (Trainee)

Richmond Advice and Information on Disability (Richmond AID) is an organisation of and for disabled people, working to improve access, choice, quality of life and independence for disabled people in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and surrounding areas. We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking and highly motivated person to join our team.

Richmond AID July Newsletter

In July we celebrated Disability Pride Month and the creativity, resilience and achievements of Disabled people! Our July Newsletter covers this as well as the Welfare Reform Bill, the 60+ Oyster Card, wonderful donations for our client food stall, volunteering opportunities and much more!

Read it all in our July newsletter.

Richmond AID May Newsletter

May was a month full of activity! We lobbied MP’s against proposed benefits cuts, supported Mental Health Awareness Week, took BuddyUp to visit Sea Life, started a chess club, recruited new volunteers & much more!

Read about it all in our May newsletter.

Photo of the Richmond AID team at the recent mass lobby by disability charities of MP’s at Westminster. We had the chance to speak with our local MP, Munira Wilson, about the devastating impact Disability Benefits Cuts will have on Disabled constituents.

Volunteer Role: Honorary Therapist – Actively Interviewing!

Job description:
Join our ever-expanding team of therapists to deliver face to face counselling to anyone over the age of 18 years, in Teddington, South West London.
You will become part of an organisation that is passionate about providing support for the local community, along with therapists from a diverse range of backgrounds.

Richmond AID April Newsletter

Our April Newsletter is out now!

Covering: Ladies Captain of the Richmond Golf Club chooses RAID as her charity of the year, Client success, our Housing Campaign, BuddyUp Crafternoons & so much more!

You can read all our news here.

Picture of one of our 'Buddies' and volunteer enjoying their recent crafternoon
Picture of one of our ‘Buddies’ and volunteer enjoying their recent crafternoon

Housing Campaign April Newsletter

Our April Housing Campaign Newsletter is available now. Have you recently navigated the often-complex process of applying for homelessness support or joining the housing register? We want to hear about your experiences!

Following our March newsletter, we’re sharing a mixed update regarding Celia, one of our dedicated trustees and a tenant of Richmond Housing Partnership (RHP).

Richmond AID March Newsletter

Our Neurodiverse Support Group keenly supported Neurodiverse Celebration🥳Week in March!

We covered Tax Credits/UC, Welfare Reform, Housing Campaign, a new venue for our Thursday C2T group & more!

Read all our news in our March newsletter

Photo of people, some standing and a person in a wheelchair, who attend Richmond AID’s weekly Neurodiverse Support Group

Housing Campaign March Newsletter

Our March Housing Campaign Newsletter is out now, covering the Importance of Adaptable Housing, London’s need for a Disability Equality Champion, a client case study and details on our Campaign Workshops – join in and be heard!

Read all about it here.

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