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Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living: income and disability benefits, bills and allowances, childcare, housing and travel.

• Overview

  Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living. This…

• Benefits, tax and work

  Find out what support is available in England to help increase your…

• Living costs: bills, housing and health

  Find out what support is available to help with bills and costs in…

• If you’re 60 or over

  Find out what support is available if you’re 60 or over in England. This…

• If you’re disabled or have a health condition

  Find out what support is available if you’re disabled or have a health…

• Childcare and maternity costs

  Find out what support is available with childcare and maternity costs in…

• Managing money, savings and debt

  Find advice for managing your money. This includes budgeting advice and…

• If you’re finding things difficult

  Find support if money worries are impacting your mental health or you’re…

Get help at work, including an Access to Work grant, if you have a disability or health condition - eligibility, how to apply.

• What Access to Work is

  Access to Work can help you get or stay in work if you have a physical or…

• Eligibility

  As part of Access to Work, you may be eligible for: a grant to help pay…

• Apply for an Access to Work grant

  Check you’re eligible before you apply. If you’re a civil servant, your…

• After you apply for the grant

  Someone from Access to Work will contact you to talk about your…

• Claiming money from your grant

  You can claim money from your grant online or by post. What you need to…

• Renew your grant

  You’ll need to renew your Access to Work grant before it ends if you use…

This guidance contains sources of support available to sponsors.

• Updated: 5 August 2022

Find out what benefits and financial support you may be able to get.

This page contains examples of how the UK’s veteran population mobilised to support their community as well as frontline services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Updated: 16 November 2020

Support services for military and defence personnel and their families including: the Armed Forces Covenant, childcare, employment, finance, housing, pensions and compensation and welfare support.

• Updated: 1 April 2025

The Information and Support Service can support those who do not have legal representation and are applying to redress schemes relating to the Horizon scandal.

• Updated: 9 December 2025

Income Support is extra money to help people on a low income or none at all - rates, eligibility and how to claim

Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) money if you cannot work because of illness or disability - rates, eligibility, apply, assessment.

The Help is at Hand booklet provides information, support and guidance for those affected by suicide.

• Updated: 21 May 2021