There’s a massive amount of really useful information on the Department for Work and Pensions’ website, but it can be a little daunting to navigate. To help you get started, here are some really useful links about the many benefits available, who can claim them and how to claim them:
- Benefits entitlement Includes when and how benefit payments are made, benefits calculators and benefit fraud
- Benefits for families Includes Child Trust Funds, childcare and the Sure Start Maternity Grant
- Carers and disability benefits Includes Disability Living Allowance, Carer’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance
- Child Benefit Information about eligibility, claiming and when Child Benefit stops
- Death and benefits Includes Widowed Parent’s Allowance, Bereavement Payment, Funeral Expenses Payment
- Heating and housing benefits Includes Winter Fuel Payment and Cold Weather Payment
- Jobseeker’s Allowance and low income benefits Includes Income Support, Budgeting Loans and Pension Credit
- Tax credits Includes Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and when tax credits stop
- Universal Credit Includes applying, managing your claim, housing, getting back into work and signing into your account
