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COVID-19 Welfare Advice and Financial Support

  • How our Financial Inclusion team can help
  • Help with Council Tax and Rent
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  • Help if you're self employed
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  • Get an estimate with our online benefits calculator

Grants and Assistance

  • Access to food
  • Access to warm clothing
  • Cold weather and winter fuel payments
  • COVID-19 self-isolation support grants
  • Discretionary housing payment
  • East Lothian Energy - affordable energy tariffs
  • Energy advice and help to stay warm
  • Free school meals and clothing grants
  • Scottish welfare fund
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COVID-19 Find out what help is available in our new leaflet

COVID-19 is impacting the finances of households across East Lothian. Help is available if your income has been affected and you’re struggling.

Read more about this article. COVID-19 Find out what help is available in our new leaflet

Social Security Scotland Benefits

  • Find out more about Pregnancy & Baby Payment, Early Learning Payment, School Age Payment and Best Start Foods

    Read more about Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods
  • An automatic payment made twice a year to people who get Carer’s Allowance through the DWP on certain dates each year.

    Read more about Carer's Allowance Supplement
  • A new £200 payment to help families of a child on the highest rate care component of Disability Living Allowance for Children to heat their homes.

    Read more about Child Winter Heating Assistance
  • Money towards the costs of a funeral for people on certain benefits.

    Read more about Funeral Support Payment
  • £250 for 16 to 24 year olds who have been on certain benefits for six months or more to help with the costs of starting a job.

    Read more about Job Start Payment
  • The new benefit will give eligible families on low incomes with children under 6 an extra £10 per week for each child.

    Read more about Scottish Child Payment
  • An annual payment of more than £300 for people 16, 17 or 18 who care for people who get a disability benefit from the DWP for an average of 16 hours a week or more.

    Read more about Young Carer Grant
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