Financial support for individuals

Guidance and services

• Universal Credit
  Universal Credit is a payment to help with your living costs.
• Statutory Sick Pay (SSP): coronavirus
  Information about statutory sick pay from day one due to coronavirus.
• Coronavirus: changes to benefits appointments, assessments and claims
  What's different about benefit appointments, assessments and claims.
• Get financial or debt advice
  Services offering free impartial money and debt advice.
• Discretionary Assistance Fund (DAF)
  The Discretionary Assistance Fund provides 2 types of grant that you do not need to pay back.
• Problems paying your mortgage during the coronavirus pandemic
  What to do if you cannot pay your mortgage, missed a payment or your lender is trying to repossess your home.
• Problems paying your rent during the coronavirus pandemic
  What to do if you are struggling to pay your rent to your landlord, council or housing association and help to pay it.
• Get financial help to pay your bills during the coronavirus pandemic
  Financial support to help pay your rent, mortgage or bills if you are currently working, self-employed, ill and cannot work, been made redundant or on furlough.
• Problems paying your bills during the coronavirus pandemic
  What to do if you are having problems paying your rent, mortgage, council tax, electricity, gas and other household bills.
• Job Seeker's Allowance
  You can apply for Jobseeker’s Allowance to help you when you look for work.
• Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
  You can apply for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) if you have a disability or health condition that affects how much you can work.