Benefits

The welfare benefits system is designed to provide financial support to people in specific circumstances.

Each benefit has it's own rules as to who is entitled to receive support and you usually have to make a claim for the benefit in order to receive it.

The following links provide information on the benefits system and which benefits you may be entitled to. Please visit these sites before sending an e-mail enquiry as experience has shown that the vast majority of benefit enquiries end up being directed to information on the following sites.

Internet Links

Advice Guide

Advice Guide is the Citizens Advice site with details of the benefits and Tax Credits systems.
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/life/benefits.htm

Department for Works and Pensions

The Department for Works and Pensions is the UK Government Department that deals with most benefits.
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/

HMRC Tax Credits

HMRC is the UK Government Department that deals with Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/TAXCREDITS

Online benefits check.

If you need to check your entitlement to benefits you can use the following site to get an estimate of your potential benefit entitlement.
http://www.entitledto.co.uk