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Frequently Asked Questions
- Does your home need warming up? Do you suffer from a disability or long term illness made worse by living in a cold house?Do you need help or guidance with your utility bills?
- Am I entitled to a Maternity Grant?
- How can I find out about Child Benefit?
- What are my Paternity Leave Rights?
- What Maternity Leave will I get?
- How can I get a tax credit decision changed?
- What are Healthy Start Vouchers?
- Is my child eligible for child trust fund?
- What is a Child Trust Fund?
- Where can I open a Child Trust Fund Account?
- I am on benefits and am struggling to afford new furniture - who can help?
- Am I entitled to any benefits now that I am pregnant?
- How can I get Direct Payments
- How do I know that my child will be safe ?
- I am a single parent who is looking to return to work, is there any financial support I can claim for help with childcare costs?
- Whilst doing an Apprenticeship or Entry to Employment will I be paid?
- Are the records of people with a learning disability confidential?
- How can I use my direct payments?
- My child has a learning disability and is being bullied, where can I get advice on how to deal with this?
- What are direct payments?
- What is Aspergers Syndrome?
- What is Autism?
- What is cerebral palsy?
- What is the Disabled facilities Grant?
- What problems can people with a learning disability have with their diet?
- Why Is It So Hard to Get a Diagnosis for Disabilities?
- I'm claiming benefits but would like to get a job. Will my benefits be affected if I start work?
- I am eligible for the Health in Pregnancy grant?
- Where can I find out more about funding for Further Education or training?
- Do I qualify for Income support?
- Can I get help with childcare costs?
- Can I claim for Child Tax Credit?
- Can I claim Working Tax Credit?
- What are tax credits?
- What is an apprenticeship?
- What is Entry to Employment (e2e)?
- What is work based learning (WBL)?
Benefits & Welfare Rights
Finding out what you are entitled to can be confusing and it is important to know what benefits are available to you as your circumstances change. This section will provide information on where to go to and who to speak to about your benefit entitlement. There are services out there who can help with this.
Services:
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Services:
- Benefit Enquiry Line
- Carers Allowance
- Child Benefit
- Child Support Agency National Enquiry Line
- Citizen's Advice Bureau - Young Families' Advice (Redcar and Cleveland CAB)
- Coast and Country Housing Floating Support (Coast and Country Housing)
- Computershare Voucher Services
- Connexions (Connexions Redcar and Cleveland)
- Contact a Family
- Healthy Start (NHS)
- Igen Ltd
- Pathways to Prospects (Central) (Jobcentre Plus - Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council)
- Pathways to Prospects (East) (Jobcentre Plus - Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council)
- Pathways to Prospects (West) (Jobcentre Plus - Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council)
- Redcar and Cleveland Citizens Advice Bureau
- Redcar & Cleveland Foster Carer Association
- Service for children with disabilities and their families (Welfare Rights Unit)
- The UK Insolvency Helpline Debt Advice Service
- Welfare Rights Advice Line (Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council)
- Welfare Rights Advice Line (Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council)
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