Financial help

Find out what financial support you may be able to get with your living costs.

• Benefits for parents and disabled children

  Benefits you could get if you're disabled or a carer.

• Bristol South and East food banks

  Emergency food for those in crisis.

• Bristol North East and South Glos food banks

  Emergency food for those in crisis.

• Citizens Advice Bristol

  Free and impartial online financial advice and information.

• Council tax: problems paying your council tax

  To help manage your payments set up a payment arrangement with Bristol City Council.

• Council tenants: problems paying your rent

  What to do if you're worried about paying your rent or you're in rent arrears.

• Financial help for families

  Information on child and family financial benefits.

• Free school meals and the pupil premium

  Find out if your child can get free school meals, how to get extra funding for your school and how to apply.

• Get help to buy food and milk

  If you're more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, you may be entitled to get help to buy healthy food and milk.

• Get help with the cost of living

  Information about websites, community organisations, advice and guidance to help you through the rising high cost of living. 

• Holiday Hub programme (YHH)

  YHH is open to all school age children and young people who get benefits-related free school meals. 

• Home to school travel support

  What home to school travel support is, find out if your child can get support and how to apply.

• Home to school travel support for SEND

  Support, schemes and help available to travel in Bristol and beyond. 

• Housing benefit

  Housing Benefit can pay all or part of your rent if you are on a low income.

• Kids clothes bank

  Baby banks provide essential items to families with babies and young children who need help. 

• Maternity Grant

  If your an expectant or new parent who gets some means tested benefits, you can claim a Sure Start Maternity Grant of £500.

• Tax credits

  If you have a baby, you might be able to get more money if you're already getting Child Tax Credit or Working Tax Credit.