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.
Read more →PublicHelp UK
Support topics : Housing & energy
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.
Read more →Disabled Facilities Grant: help adapting your home
Councils can help fund eligible adaptations needed to make a property safer or more accessible.
Read more →Warm Home Discount 2026/27: what to check
A discount may be applied to qualifying energy accounts through participating suppliers.
Read more →Centrepoint
Housing and homelessness support for young people. Services vary by location; contact the charity for access routes.
Read more →Housing Benefit
Check current eligibility and the circumstances in which Housing Benefit applies.
Read more →Council Tax Reduction
Find your local authority and check support with council tax; rules depend on where you live.
Read more →Low income and housing support
GOV.UK guidance on housing and living-cost support.
Read more →Help on a low income — Northern Ireland
nidirect guidance on living costs, benefits and housing help.
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