General Financial Help
Benefits calculators
To help you find out what benefits you can claim, and check what other financial help you can get, fill in a financial calculator:
Turn2us benefits-calculator.turn2us.org.uk (see also Benefits and Debt advice)
Entitled to www.entitledto.co.uk
Barnet benefits calculator benefits.inbest.ai/barnet?multiLang=true&subpartner=barnetwebsite
The calculators cover a wide range of benefits, including:
Pension credit
Council tax reduction
Housing benefit (see housing section of this website)
Universal credit
Child benefit
Working tax credit
Contact details for claiming benefits/entitlements
Universal Credit – www.gov.uk/universal-credit/how-to-claim 📞0800 328 5644
Pension Credit - www.gov.uk/pension-credit 📞0800 99 1234 / 0800 731 0469
Attendance Allowance - www.gov.uk/attendance-allowance 📞0800 731 0122
Carers’ Allowance - www.gov.uk/carers-allowance 📞0800 731 0297
Disability Living Allowance - www.gov.uk/dla-disability-living-allowance-benefit 📞0345 712 3456 (NGT text relay: 18001 then 0800 121 4433)
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) - www.gov.uk/pip 📞0800 917 2222
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) - www.gov.uk/employment-support-allowance 📞0800 138 1677
Job Seekers Allowance - www.gov.uk/jobseekers-allowance 📞0800 169 0310
Grants and discounts
In addition to benefits, the calculators can help you to find discounts on:
energy bills
water bills
council tax
home insurance
mobile phone contracts
There are many grants available from private and public sources, which are always worth checking for. See grants-search.turn2us.org.uk
Bill help
Visit www.billhelp.uk for emergency assistance for paying bills.
Nationwide advice on benefits and debt
Turn2Us – financial advice and grant finder
Helps people in financial need gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and other financial help – online, by telephone and face to face through partner organisations. You could be missing out on money which you never have to pay back. Use the Grants Search tool to see which grants you may be eligible for.
Visit www.turn2us.org.uk or email info@turn2us.org.uk or
ring the free Helpline Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm 📞0808 802 2000
Stepchange – free debt advice
www.stepchange.org provides free, confidential and expert debt advice and money guidance. Ring free 📞0800 138 1111 Mon - Fri 8am - 8pm, Sat 8am - 4pm
Money Wellness - free debt advice and support
moneywellness.com They are available seven days a week to support people over the phone, and also offer online debt advice 24/7. They provide: free debt advice, benefits assessment, income maximisation and budgeting guidance. They work with other support organisations to make sure that when people get debt advice, they also receive the wraparound support needed to deal with issues such as domestic abuse, addiction, and mental and physical illness. They also offer tailored support for harder-to-reach groups, including translation.
Email: contactus@moneywellness.com or ring free: 📞0800 011 4231 or
Local rate:📞 0161 241 7340 Mon - Fri 8am - 8pm, Sat - Sun 10am - 4pm
Money Helper www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/money-troubles/cost-of-living/squeezed-income
Money Helper cuts through the complexities of money matters and explains what you need to do and how you can do it. It offers impartial guidance that’s backed by the government and can recommend further, trusted support if you need it. In particular, they offer advice on debt, divorce and separation, setting up a new home, care and disability.
Age UK - free help for people aged 55+
www.ageuk.org.uk Offers a benefits calculator and supports clients with form filling.
www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/money-legal/benefits-entitlements/benefits-calculator 📞0800 678 1602 any day between 8am - 7pm.
Mencap - free help with costs for people with learning disabilities
www.mencap.org.uk/advice-and-support/benefits-people-learning-disability
Email: helpline@mencap.org.uk
Free Learning Disability Helpline (England) 📞0808 808 1111
Online contact form: www.mencap.org.uk/form/contact-the-ld-helpline
Mental Health and debt - booklet for people with mental health problems and their carers. It covers how to handle debts when unwell, work with banks, free debt counselling, specific tips for bipolar disorder or depression sufferers, whether to declare a condition and more. (Supported by Mind, Rethink, etc.) assets.ctfassets.net/x1xkqhj4w3lh/1K3PENZVwS2O7oh8luTl9n/f351aadc966ddf12b19fad325665beaf/mentalhealthguide-2025-05.pdf
Christians Against Poverty (CAP) - free debt advice
capuk.org/i-want-help provides help with debt issues - enter postcode to find local advice. 📞 0800 328 0006 Mon-Thurs 9.30am-5pm, Fri 9.30am-3.30pm
Paperweight - free legal, financial and welfare advice for the Jewish community
paperweight.org.uk Email info@paperweight.org.uk
📞 0330 174 4300:Mon - Thurs 9.30am – 5pm, Fri 9.30am - 1.30pm
