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Child Winter Heating Payment

Annual winter heating help for certain disabled children and young people.

Cold Weather Payment — Northern Ireland

Additional support in qualifying cold-weather periods for eligible benefit recipients.

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.

Council Tax Reduction

Find your local authority and check support with council tax; rules depend on where you live.

Disabled Facilities Grant: help adapting your home

Councils can help fund eligible adaptations needed to make a property safer or more accessible.

Discretionary Assistance Fund — Individual Assistance Payment

Non-repayable practical support such as essential furniture and white goods to establish or maintain independent living.

Help on a low income — Northern Ireland

nidirect guidance on living costs, benefits and housing help.

Help to Stay — Wales Mortgage Support

Potential support for homeowners facing mortgage payment difficulties, alongside lender assistance.

Housing Benefit

Check current eligibility and the circumstances in which Housing Benefit applies.

Housing Benefit and Rate Relief for Rates — Northern Ireland

Income-assessed help with domestic rates for certain qualifying households.

Low income and housing support

GOV.UK guidance on housing and living-cost support.

Physical Adaptations Grant — Social Housing Wales

Physical adaptations to housing association homes for disabled or older tenants.

Hospitality Action · check-provider

Hospitality Action — Financial Assistance Grants

Financial assistance for eligible hospitality-sector workers facing serious hardship. Current criteria are restricted and online applications have specific reopening dates. Contact the grants team for confirmation.

Application: contact

Railway Benefit Fund · check-provider

Railway Benefit Fund — Winter Wellness Fund

Seasonal assistance with winter-related essentials for eligible railway workers and families. Funding dates and precise criteria must be checked with RBF.

Application: direct

Royal connection recorded · Organisation, not necessarily a grant fund

Centrepoint

Housing and homelessness support for young people. Services vary by location; contact the charity for access routes.

Cold Weather Payment: when support applies

Cold Weather Payments can apply during qualifying periods of very cold weather for certain benefit recipients.

Council Tax discounts and exemptions

Some households may qualify for Council Tax discounts or exemptions.

Council Tax Reduction: apply through your council — practical guide

Residents on a low income or receiving certain benefits may be able to reduce their Council Tax bill.

Council Tax Reduction: where to apply

Low-income households may be able to reduce Council Tax through their local council.

Disabled Facilities Grant: help adapting your home — practical guide

Councils can help fund eligible adaptations needed to make a property safer or more accessible.

Disabled Facilities Grants: adapting your home

A Disabled Facilities Grant may help with essential adaptations to a home.

Discretionary Housing Payments: rent shortfalls

Discretionary Housing Payments may provide temporary additional support with housing costs.

Energy bills: priority services and supplier support

Energy suppliers provide additional support for some customers in vulnerable circumstances.

Disabled Facilities Grants

People who need essential adaptations to their home because of a disability can ask their local council about grant assistance, subject to assessments and rules.

Next step: Contact the council before starting works

Find your local council

Local councils administer Council Tax help and many housing and crisis schemes. Identify the correct council using a postcode.

Next step: Find the council and check its current scheme