Financial advice available

General benefits

If you would like more information on entitlements like housing benefit, council tax and child benefit, please visit the benefits and entitlements pages for advice on what you could qualify for and how to apply.

Debt

Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS), a registered charity, offers free, confidential debt advice and support to anyone who is worried about debt.

Their online debt counselling tool, CCCS Debt Remedy, can provide you with advice tailored to your individual circumstances. All advice and recommendations are backed by over 15 years of experience and knowledge gained by CCCS counsellors. You don’t have to give your name and the service is totally free.

If you have any debt related issues, or are seeking financial advice, you can contact CCCS on their helpline 0800 138 1111 open Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm.  Alternatively, you can visit them on their website.

Help with work

• Sure Start Maternity Grant
• The Work Programme
• Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)
• Maternity Allowance
• Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP)
• Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP)

Help with childcare

• Minimum Funding Entitlement (MFE)
• Childcare Vouchers
• Widowed Parent's Allowance
• Healthy Start 

Help with education

• Financial help for student parents
• Student Finance
• School 6th Form Hardship Grant
• Discretionary Support Fund
• Care to Learn Scheme
• Help with travel costs   
• Free school meals