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The government has pledged £750 million to ensure VCSE can continue their vital work supporting the country during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, including £200 million for the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, along with an additional £150 million from dormant bank...
This guidance explains who the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can help outside the UK.
Find out what benefits and financial support you may be able to get.
Transport on trains, planes, cars, taxis and minicabs, buses, coaches and wheelchairs for disabled people - Freedom Pass, Disabled Person's Railcard, concessionary bus pass and Shopmobility.
Your council must help if you’re legally homeless or will become homeless within 8 weeks. Help may include advice, emergency housing or longer-term housing.
Supporting the Armed Forces onto the home ownership ladder.
Information about the approved organisations that can help you find a guest or a host.
Guidance about working in collaboration with other charities.
Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living: income and disability benefits, bills and allowances, childcare, housing and travel.
How to access social care, and support if you, or someone you care for is blind.
Information about how to make your guests feel more comfortable in their new home, set expectations about how to live together and communicate with your guests.
Help and support for service leavers and veterans from the Veterans Welfare Service, Defence Transition Services and other organisations.
On 18 March the Defence Secretary announced new measures to enable armed forces personnel to support public services in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
This page explains the support you can get if you do not have permission to live permanently in the UK.
Help you can get from your council’s Household Support Fund if you cannot afford to pay for essentials like energy bills and food.
Get help and advice from your local council if you're homeless or about to lose your home.
We continue to work at pace to assist people facing serious risk in Afghanistan.
Exceptional Assistance Measures (EAM) provide additional practical support to British nationals affected by terrorist attacks overseas, and their families
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