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Employment and Support Allowance: when illness affects work
Financial support and possible work-related assistance for people whose disability or health condition affects their ability to work.
Funeral Expenses Payment: assistance with funeral costs
Help with some funeral costs for qualifying people receiving certain benefits. Scotland uses Funeral Support Payment.
New Style Jobseeker’s Allowance: unemployment support
Contribution-based support for some unemployed people seeking work. Separate arrangements apply in Northern Ireland.
Cold Weather Payment: help during severe cold
Automatic payments for some eligible benefit recipients when sustained cold weather meets the official trigger. Scotland has Winter Heating Payment instead.
Sure Start Maternity Grant: help with baby costs
A one-off grant toward certain costs of having a child for qualifying households. Not available in Scotland, which has separate support.
Winter Fuel Payment 2026–27: heating help for pensioners
Seasonal support for qualifying older people with winter heating costs; some payments may be recovered based on taxable income.
Maternity Allowance: support around childbirth
Payment for some people taking time off to have a baby who cannot obtain Statutory Maternity Pay or meet alternative qualifying conditions.
Support for Mortgage Interest: repayable housing-cost help
A repayable government loan may help some people receiving qualifying benefits with mortgage interest on their home.
Child Benefit: financial support for parents
Payments for people responsible for raising a child, with National Insurance credit benefits even when payments are not taken.
The Wildlife Trusts
Local wildlife conservation, education and volunteering opportunities.
Barnardo’s
Support for children, young people and families, including safeguarding, mental health and practical family services. Local services and referral routes vary.
Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
Animal welfare, rescue, rehoming and practical advice for pet owners. Not a general cash grant.
Listings are informational and may not be exhaustive. For actual eligibility, amounts and application deadlines, verify directly with the provider. Royal links do not mean that a charity awards grants.