Money Wellness

Benefits help

Find out what benefits you can get here, how to make a claim and what to do if there’s a problem with your payments.

Guides

Benefits for carers

As a carer, you may be entitled to certain benefits. In this guide, we outline those benefits and explain if you’re eligible and how to apply.

WaterSure – get help with your water bill

Find out if you're eligible for capped water bills under the WaterSure scheme

Disability, sickness and carer benefits

A guide to the benefits available if you have a disability or long-term illness or you're caring for someone who does

Support for single parents

A guide on the financial and emotional support available to single parents in the UK

Support for mortgage interest

A guide to support for mortgage interest, including what it is, who can get it, how much you'll get, whether it will affect your benefits or credit score, and how to apply.

What benefits can you get when you lose your job?

A guide covering the various factors that affect what benefits you can get when you lose your job.

Pension credit

One in three people who could get pension credit don’t claim it. If you’re over state pension age and on a low income, you could be missing out on around £4,000 a year.

Benefit overpayments

A guide on benefit overpayments: why they happen, what you should do and the help that's available if you can't afford to pay the money back.

Money and benefits support for refugees and asylum seekers

Find out what financial help refugees and asylum seekers can get in the UK.

Money Wellness blogs

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27 Jul 2024

Benefit mistakes driving people into poverty

We’re talking to the BBC about the benefit mistakes driving people into poverty.

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benefits

24 Jul 2024

You only have seven days left to renew your tax credits

Make sure you renew your tax credits by Wednesday 31 July.

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22 Jul 2024

Help with childcare over the summer holidays

Find out what support you could get.

Illustrated image of kids playing sports. Free summer activity clubs for kids. Holiday activities and food programme. HAF. Who is eligible for HAF? Benefits. Free school meals. universal credit
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16 Jul 2024

Millions of families entitled to free summer holiday clubs

Find out if you could get free activity club places and food for your kids this summer

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15 Jul 2024

Crackdown on benefit fraud: make sure you’re not committing fraud by omission

How to avoid getting in trouble for failing to report a change in circumstances

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benefits

15 Jul 2024

Over 180,000 have benefits stopped after missing deadline

What to do if you receive a migration notice

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