Our aim is to help you keep your tenancy.
Our aim is to help you keep your tenancy.
It's important to make sure you get all the help that you're entitled to.
These pages give you information on benefits and tax credits if you are working or unemployed, sick or disabled, a parent, a young person, an older person or a veteran.
There is also information about council tax and housing costs, national insurance, payment of benefits and problems with benefits.
We are here to help with any benefit problem you have.
Please email any benefits issues to us - welfare@estuary.co.uk
Or call 0300 304 5000.
The Household Support Fund
The Government has announced a new £500m fund designed to help people afford basic essentials over winter.
The Household Support Fund will be available to apply for in the coming months. Here is everything we know at this time:
What is the Household Support Fund?
The Household Support Fund will assist households through small grants to meet daily needs such as food, clothing and utilities.
How do I get the Household Support Fund?
In England, the fund will be distributed by councils, and the money will be made available to local authorities in October.
It will run over winter and those in need of support should contact their local council.
No more details have been released yet.
Information taken from https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-launches-500m-support-for-vulnerable-households-over-winter
Welfare Reform Service Feedback
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Coronavirus - Changes to UC 2021
The Government has announced that there will be changes to the Universal Credit monthly Standard Allowances for all claimants of Universal Credit. They begin from 1st April 2021 but will reduce from 1st September 2021 when the Coronavirus boos ends
| For Single People | April 2021 to September 2021 |
October 2021 to March 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Single People Under 25 | £344.00 | £257.33 |
| Single People 25 And Above | £411.51 | £324.84 |
| For Couples | ||
| Couples Under 25 | £490.60 | £403.93 |
| Couples 25 And Above | £596.58 | £509.91 |