DWP
If you need immediate financial help, you may be entitled to emergency support from -
Short term advances
Governments Alternative Fuel Payment (AFP)
Eligible households are -
- not connected to the main gas grid
- using alternative fuels as their main form of heating
Payment details -
- one-off £200
- non-repayable
Apply for the Governments Alternative Fuel Payment (AFP).
Advance on your benefits
You can apply to take an advance on your benefits when –
- you have made a new claim
- encounter a period of financial need
A short term advance will be claimed back from your future benefits.
Budgeting loan
You could get a budgeting loan to help pay for essential things such as -
- rent
- furniture
- clothes
- hire purchase debts
Hardship payments
Hardship payments are reduced payments made to vulnerable people. They are for people who have not followed the normal qualifying rules of –
- Jobseekers Allowance - income based
- Universal Credit
Hardship payments are administered by the DWP.