Receiving your benefits

Find out about support with claiming benefits.

We can help you with making a claim for benefits. There are advisers at Jobcentre Plus who work with care leavers.

Jobcentre can help you to prepare your claim for Universal Credit up to 28 days before your 18th birthday. They will make a pre-claim appointment with the Jobcentre.

This will help to make sure that you have the documents you need to make your claim and get support. Your Personal Adviser can support you with your Jobcentre appointments.

You can watch a video about Universal Credit from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) YouTube channel:

 

There are a range of benefits that can help you depending on your circumstances.

Find out more on GOV.UK/benefits.