All the financial support available in Nottingham and the county and how to get it
The cost of living crisis continues and people across Nottingham and the county are feeling the pinch. Food, energy, fuel... prices only seem to be going one way at the moment, and that is up.
£650 Cost of Living payment This is available to those on benefits including Universal Credit, Income-based Jobseekers Allowance, Income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support, Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, and Pension Credit. £25 Cold Weather Payments If the temperature plummets to zero this winter then £25 extra a week will go to "poorer households".
Housing benefit Housing Benefit can help you pay your rent if you’re unemployed, on a low income or claiming benefits. It’s being replaced by Universal Credit. You can only make a new claim for Housing Benefit if either of the following apply - you have reached State Pension age or you’re in supported, sheltered or temporary housing.
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