Find out about benefits and support

Benefit calculators

Our Benefits and Money Advice team can provide a quick, free benefits check. Call us on 03000 200292.
(select option 3 for council tax then 4 for benefits and advice)

Alternatively the following external websites offer benefits calculators:

• Turn2us benefits calculator
• DWP benefit advisor

Benefit cap

• See more information about the benefit cap.

Carers

• Carers Allowance: claim Carers Allowance online or phone 0800 7310297

Children and families

• Child Benefit: claim Child Benefit online or phone 0300 2003100
• Tax Credits: calculate entitlement to tax credits online, then phone 0345 3003900
• Disability Living Allowance for children: claim DLA online, to apply call 0800 882200, enquiries call 0800 1214600
• Income Support: phone 0800 0556688
• Free school meals: If you would like to apply for free school meals please download and complete the form

• School clothing grant: If you would like to apply for a school clothing grant please download and complete the form

Crisis

• Visit our crisis information page
• Scottish Welfare Fund: visit Scottish Welfare Fund, phone 0800 0304713, or apply for the Scottish Welfare fund online.

Disabilities

• Personal Independence Payment (PIP): applications call 0800 917 2222, enquiries call 0800 1214433
• Employment Support Allowance (ESA): claim ESA online, to apply call 0800 0556688, enquiries call 0800 1690310

Education

• Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA): request an application from your school. More information about Education Maintenance Allowances.

Elderly

• Pension advice is available from the Money Advice Service
• State pensions: online calculator, claim pensions online, download application, or phone 0800 7317898
• Pension Credit: call 0800 991234
• Attendance Allowance (disabilities): download application form or phone 0800 7310122

Housing and council tax

• Council Tax reduction
• Housing Benefit
• Local Housing Allowance
• Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP)
• Homelessness

Low income

• Universal Credit: visit our information page about Universal Credit
• Universal Credit enquiries: call 0800 3289344
• Jobseekers Allowance (JSA): claim JSA online, to apply call 0800 0556688, enquiries call 0800 1690310
• Income Support: call 0800 0556688
• Tax Credits: calculate tax credit entitlement online, then phone 0345 3003900