Cost Of Living Support - Maximise your benefit income

Research from the Department of Work and Pensions confirms that some 63 per cent of eligible people over state pension age and 52 per cent of working age people do not claim all their means-tested benefit entitlement. The result of this, revealed by research in April 2023, is that the staggering sum of almost £19 billion is left unclaimed in means-tested benefits every year. • Check what benefits you are entitled to on the gov.uk website: gov.uk/check-benefits-financial-support • Use the Turn2Us benefits calculator to find out what benefits you could get: www.turn2us.org.uk • Citizens Advice Teignbridge: https://citizensadviceteignbridge.org.uk • Gov.uk Cost of living support factsheet: https://www.gov.uk/.../government-support-for-the-cost-of... • Gov.uk Help for Households campaign website: costoflivingsupport.campaign.gov.uk You may be able to get other kinds of support, including: • Help from the Household Support Fund from Teignbrdge District Council: http://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/.../household-support-fund/ • You may get a reduction in council tax from Teignbridge DistrictCouncil if you are on a low income. Phone 01626 361101 • Pension Credit calculator: gov.uk/pension-credit-calculator • Understanding Universal Credit: understandinguniversalcredit.gov.uk Foodbanks HITS https://hitsfoodbank.org 01626 906371 THAT www.thatfoodbank.com 01626 437310 NHS Healthy Start If you’re more than ten weeks pregnant or have a child under 4 years old, you may entitled to get help to buy healthy food and milk. www.healthystart.nhs.uk Energy Saving Devon Energy Saving Devon can help you make your home more energy efficient to run. They can see if you are eligible for a grant. www.energysavingdevon.org.uk