Also in this section Council Tax Health Benefits DLA Employment and Support Allowance Working Tax Credit Independent Living Fund Housing Benefit Cheaper transport The right benefits How Benefits are paid Getting help

This is about paying for all the other things you need:
  •  Council Tax Benefit
  •  Health Benefits
  •  Disability Living Allowance

  •  Employment & Support Allowance
  •  Working Tax Credit
  •  Independent Living Fund

  •  Housing Benefit
  •  Cheaper transport

  •  Making sure you get the right Benefits
  •  How most Benefits are paid
  •  Getting help

There are many things you need to pay for, including:


  •  Gas and electricity


  •  Clothes


  •  Food


  •  Council Tax


  •  TV Licence


  •  Transport


  •  Going out and activities


  •  Getting to workIf you have a well-paid job, or money of your own, that’s fine.

But if you don’t have a lot of money, there are Benefits from the government, to help you pay for the things you need.
There are many different Benefits, paid through different places – like the Council or the Job Centre.

This section tells you about some of the main ones.When you finish reading it, it is still a good idea to talk to an expert. Everybody finds Benefits difficult.

Your local Citizens Advice Bureau will have a Benefits advice person that you can go to.