Benefits
You may be eligible for certain benefits if you are of working age. Job Centre plus can provide you with a wide range of information and services, like benefits, loans and grants and help with finding a job.
The Gov.uk website offers a useful calculation tool for you to be able to find out what type of beneifts you may be entitles to - gov.uk/benefits-calculators
Listed below are the main benefits and allowances for working age people administered by Job Centre Plus:
- Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) - a benefit for people who are unemployed and looking for work
- New or repeat claims telephone 0800 055 6688 or textphone 0800 023 4888
- To enquire about a claim telephone 0845 600 1506 or textphone 0845 608 8640
- Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) - financial help if you're unable to work due to illness or disability
- Telephone 0800 055 6688 or textphone 0800 023 4888
- Income Support (IS) - financial support for people on a low income who are not entitled to claim JSA or ESA
- Telephone 0800 055 6688 or textphone 0800 023 4888
- Maternity Allowance - a benefit if you're pregnant or have just had a baby, but are not entitled to Statutory Maternity Benefit
- Telephone 0845 608 8610 or textphone 0845 608 8553
- Disability Benefits - for advice and guidance about benefits for disabled people and their carers
- Telephone 0800 882 200 or textphone 0800 243 355
- Carer’s Allowance - an allowance when you care for someone who is disabled and in receipt of certain benefits
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA) - a benefit for disabled children and adults to help with extra costs you may have because you're disabled
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit - a benefit relating to illness or disability caused by an accident or event that happened at work
- Bereavement Benefits - a range of benefits relating to financial hardship due to the death of a close family member
Social Fund benefits: (You may be eligible if you're on a low-income or certain benefits)
- Budgeting Loans - loan to purchase important items
- Complete application form obtained from Job Centre or downloaded from website or speak to an advisor for further information
- Crisis Loans - loan in an emergency
- Telephone 0800 328 3036 or textphone 0800 032 7958
- Cold Weather Payments - help with increased heating costs due to 7 days of consecutive cold weather (below zero degrees celcius)
- Community Care Grants - financial help to live independently
- Funeral Payments - help with the costs of arranging a funeral
- Sure Start Maternity Grant - a one-off payment to help with the costs of maternity and baby items
Other benefits not administered by Job Centre plus:
Tax Credit Enquiries:
Telephone 0845 300 3900
Textphone 0845 300 3909
Web: tax credit enquiries
Child benefit enquiries:
Telephone 0845 302 1444
Textphone 0845 302 1474
Web: Child Benefit
Further useful information for young people can be found at:
