Contact Benefits team

Aberdeenshire Council Support and Advice Team (ASAT) can help with Housing Benefit, Council Tax Reduction, Blue Badges, Free School Meals, School Clothing Grants and Scottish Welfare fund enquiries.

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

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

Please note ASAT can't help with money advice queries. You can request money and welfare advice from the Money Advice Team.

For queries about free school meals or school clothing grants, contact: 

• Telephone: 01467 533400
• Email: fsm@aberdeenshire.gov.uk