Financial support

Get help paying for childcare

Find out what you are eligible to claim and how

Help with the cost of going to school

Find information about school travel assistance, free school meals and pupil premium, and school uniform grants

School travel assistance

Apply for school transport and how to appeal a decision

Feeding your baby

Advice on feeding your baby including specialist local support and national resources

Support for families

Find support with healthy relationships, finance, housing, health and wellbeing, addictions, domestic abuse and employment

Early Years Targeted SEND Funding

Information about Targeted SEND Funding support packages for children and young people (from early years up to age 25)

Disability reductions

Apply for a disability reduction

Disabled person's bus pass

Find out if you are eligible for a disabled person's bus pass or request a replacement

Employment and Disability Service (EADS)

EADS provides specialist support to people facing barriers to employment, so they can work towards and achieve their employment goals

Community therapy

Experts in providing assessment for specialist equipment, minor and major adaptations, and advice with up-to-date knowledge to support those people who have a physical disability

Disabled facilities grants (DFG)

Disabled facilities grants can help people with a disability, whether home owners or tenants, to pay for a range of improvements and adaptations to their home

Aids, adaptations and equipment

There may be specialist equipment or adjustments available for your home if you are older or have a care need, but want to continue living independently

Assistive technology

Our award-winning Assistive Technology Service offers a wide range of technologies to help you remain independent and safe living in the place of your choice

Paying for your care

You may have to pay towards the care and support you need - find out more about how this works and what we can to to help

Financial support for care experienced young people

Resources including benefits, help with paying council tax and charities that can help support you

Care leaver discount

If you are leaving care you may be entitled to Council Tax discount

Information for care experienced young people

Information and support including affordable housing, education and employment resources and support with finances and the cost of living

Older person's bus pass

Apply up to 2 months before the date you become eligible for an older person's bus pass - replace or renew up to 30 days before your card's expiry date

Staying fit, well and independent

There are ways you can continue to live independently in your own home, and get out and about

Tell Us Once service

The Tell Us Once service allows you to easily inform all relevant central and local government departments about the person who has died

Cemetery services

Cemetery locations, graves and memorial information

Bereavement support

Signposting for support after a loss

Public health funerals

We have a duty to arrange the funeral for a person who has died in our area where no suitable arrangements have been made

Join the housing register

Find out how to apply for social rented housing and the assessment process

Older person's housing

There are different types of older person’s housing that are available for rent, shared ownership or outright sale, with many schemes offering a mixture of tenures

Apply for Discretionary Housing Payment

People entitled to Housing Benefit or Universal Credit Housing Costs that can’t afford to pay their rent may be able to claim Discretionary Housing Payment

Advice on keeping your home

There are many organisations and services that can help you when experiencing financial pressure and offer support in other areas of your wellbeing

Find a private rented home

How to find private rented accommodation and the rights and responsibilities of the tenant and landlord

Apply for Council Tax Reduction

Make an application for Council Tax Reduction

Cost of living support

Find out where you can get support for managing the cost of living

Council Tax reductions, discounts and exemptions

Details on Council Tax reduction, discounts, disregards and exemptions and ways to reduce your bill

Apply for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit

Most new benefit claimants of working age will need to claim Housing Benefit via Universal Credit

Apply for a Council Tax Hardship payment

The Exceptional Hardship fund has been set up to support taxpayers who receive Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme payments or made an application to seek assistance from the scheme