For advice on grants and benefits, Turn2us an independent charity that helps people access the money available to them through welfare benefits, grants and other help.

• They have a free, accessible website which has been designed to help you find appropriate sources of financial support, quickly and easily, based on your particular needs and circumstances including carer, looking for work, in work, studying, ill, disabled, and many more.
• In some cases, you can make online enquiries to grant-giving charities listed on the site.