Benefits
You may be eligible for a range of benefits or financial help depending on your circumstances. View GOV.UK benefits to find out more.
Billions of pounds of benefits go unclaimed every year, check what benefits and financial support you can get using the GOV.UK tool.
You can also get information and help about benefits by contacting your local Citizens Advice:
Jobcentre Plus
Jobcentre Plus aim to help individuals find jobs and supports with employment related benefits. Jobcentre Plus can support with preparing for work, searching for jobs, help with starting your own business, help with staying in work and progressing in your job.
Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, and Attendance Allowance
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is extra money to help you with everyday life if you have a child under 16 who is disabled or has a health condition:
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is extra money to help you with everyday life if you have an illness, disability, or mental health condition:
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP) - GOV.UK
- Support with Personal Independence Payment - Citizens Advice
Attendance Allowance is extra money to help with your care needs if you’ve reached pension age and you have an illness or disability:
A diagnosis is not needed to apply for DLA, PIP and Attendance Allowance.
Welfare
The Warwickshire Local Welfare Scheme helps the most vulnerable residents at times of unavoidable crisis when they have no other means of help.
Help with household costs
View information on funds, schemes and discounts relating to household costs:
- Act on Energy - energy advice on reducing bills, grants and heat for health
- British Gas Energy Trust
- GOV.UK - Council Tax Benefit
- GOV.UK - Cold Weather Payments
- GOV.UK - Household energy grants, energy saving and renewable energy
- GOV.UK - Housing Benefit
- Orbit Better Days
- Severn Trent Water - Trouble paying bills
- Severn Trent Water - The Big Difference Scheme
- GOV.UK - Warm home discount scheme