Benefits

Council Tax Benefit
25% off your bill if you are the only adult in your home
All you need to know about Job Seekers Allowance part 4
Part four of our Job Seekers information
All you need to know about Job Seekers Allowance part 3
Part three of our Job Seekers information
Financial support available to single parents
Find out what extra financial support is available to single parents
The Social Fund
The Social Fund can provide lump sum payments/grants
Information for single parents moving into Job Seekers Allowance
What you can expect from Job Centre plus
All you need to know about Job Seekers Allowance part 2
Frequently Asked Questions about JSA.
Apply for Jobseeker's Allowance online
Save yourself a trip to the job centre and apply online
Income Support
Are you entitled?
Benefit Help with Mortgage Costs
Find out if you can get support
Mortgage Rescue Scheme
A Government scheme run via your Local Authority
Homelessness
Your rights if you become homeless
Child Benefit
Frozen for 3 years
Housing Benefit
Are you entitled?
Welfare Reform
What will the changes mean to you?
Tax Credits
Which tax credit can you claim?
Benefits available when going back to work
When you go back to work, you can still apply for in-work benefits.
Benefit changes if your youngest child is seven or above
The Government has made changes to the welfare benefits system that will affect single parents with a youngest child aged seven years or above.
All you need to know about Job Seekers Allowance
Frequently Asked Questions about JSA.