Sunday, April 30, 2023

Claimable benefits and other anti-poverty measures, Dumfries version

 This is a work in progress and is probably not complete.

Use this in conjunction with other sources of information.

The main working age benefit for people with no or low incomes:

Universal Credit

Also useful is the Social Welfare Fund

 

Elderly

In addition to your State Pension elderly people on low incomes may get 

Pension Credit

 

 Got kids?

Best start grant and best start foods

Child benefit

 

Caring for someone?

Benefits for carers

 

Housing costs, rent

Housing benefit

Warm Home Discount 

 

Social tariffs

Social tariffs are discounts that you can get if you're in receipt of certain means-tested benefits like Universal Credit or Pension Credit.

 Cheap broadband/phone line

 

Useful references:

Benefits calculator

Dumgal Cost of Living web page

Policy in Practice paper on unclaimed benefits

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