Financial help for families

More than £15 billion goes unclaimed in money people are entitled to across the UK each year.

This is because not everyone knows all the benefits they are entitled to.

Use the tool below to see if you’re getting everything you could be owed under the current Government rules in less than 10 minutes.

Maximise your income using Citizens Advice Wokingham income tool.

Different support options

If you want to know about a specific type of support for families – check the list below.

Time off and pay when you have or adopt a child

• Maternity pay and leave
• Maternity Allowance
• Sure Start Maternity Grant
• Paternity pay and leave
• Shared Parental Leave and Pay
• Adoption pay and leave
• Unpaid parental leave

Child Benefit

• Child Benefit
• Child Benefit when your child turns 16
• Child Benefit tax calculator
• High Income Child Benefit Charge

Support for separated families

• Child Maintenance Service

Support for disabled children

• Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children
• Help if you have a disabled child
• Disabled Facilities Grants