If you are in crisis or looking for emergency support, please visit our article on What to do in a crisis.
Find support through the Lightning Reach portal
Lightning Reach is an online application portal that helps people in financial hardship find and apply for support from multiple providers. To fill in your profile and find out if we have any partners that can help you, register here.
Local welfare support
For discretionary housing payments, council tax and other local welfare support, we recommend contacting your local council. You can use this link to search for your council's local welfare assistance webpage.
Other grants
To discover support from a broader range of organisations, we recommend using the free and easy-to-use Turn2us Grant Search tool or the government's Find a Grant service to check what government grants you might be eligible for.
General resources
For other general resources on benefits advice, cold weather help and debt management, the Moneyhelper,
Money Saving Expert, Turn2us, StepChange or Citizens Advice websites can help.
Help with benefits
You can easily check what benefits you are entitled to on the Inbest benefits calculator or contact Citizens Advice in your local area.