Family Issues
Financial help

Clear simple guide to benefits and tax credits for families.

A new guide to benefits and tax credits is now available to help advise parents on the additional income they could be entitled to.

It features information on what benefits are available, who is eligible and who people need to speak to to make a claim.

The cross-Government produced guide will help to signpost to specialist support.

View the Helping you, to help families guide on the Every Child Matters website.
 
New parent telephone support

 

 
Parentline Plus offeres an excellent One to One telephone support for parents.  This support is part of wide range of services provided for parents by Parentline Plus and can be access through their 24hr helpline: 0808 800 2222. 
 
The Parentline Plus <http://www.parentlineplus.org.uk/>  Extended Telephone Support Service (ETS) pilot was launched in 2008 with the aim of providing one-to-one telephone support for parents suffering problems relating to family relationships, looking after themselves, and support outside the family.
 
 
The DCSF's recent evaluation said the pilot was offering a "high quality service to parents that met parents' expectations and was appropriate".      
All of our services are free...
·         0808 800 2222
Call any time with any problem - we're free* and here 24/7
*From landlines and most mobiles
·         Call the helpline via Skype
·         Email us for confidential support
·         join other parents supporting each other through our forums and blogs...
·         Live chat - Talk online with Parentline Plus.
  • Talk it over with Parentline Plus and other parents
     
·         We will tell you about local support where you live
·         Textphone 0800 783 6783
If you are deaf or hard of hearing, our textphone service is available...

 
 
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