Benefits

Benefits

How benefits work

Benefit calculators, how payments work, changes of circumstance, benefit fraud and appeals

Universal Credit

Applying, signing into your account, and help with housing, disability, health conditions and unemployment

Tax credits

Getting Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, managing your tax credits and when tax credits stop

Jobseeker's Allowance and low income benefits

Getting JSA, Income Support, Budgeting Loans and other help if you’re on a low income

Carers and disability benefits

Help for disabilities including Personal Independence Payment, Carer's Allowance, and Employment and Support Allowance

Child Benefit

Getting and managing your Child Benefit

Benefits for families

Getting maternity pay, help with childcare and free school meals

Heating and housing benefits

Getting Housing Benefit, Winter Fuel Payment, Cold Weather Payment and other help for housing costs

Death and benefits

Getting Widowed Parent's Allowance, Bereavement Payment and other help when someone dies