Benefits, Employment & Finances
ACAS
Independent public body giving free advice on employment rights and resolving disputes
Access to Work
Government scheme providing financial and practical help for disabled people in work
Advice Now
An online service offering various guides and tools to help with issues such as benefits, employment and housing, with a focus on legal issues. Designed to especially help those who cannot access local advice services due to demand.
Age Concern Hampshire
Local charity helping older residents with benefits forms and information.
Age UK
National charity supporting older people with benefits, pensions, and financial guidance
Attendance Allowance
Helps pay for your personal care if you're older and disabled
Bank Accessibility Services
High street banks and building societies offer a variety of accessibility services to customers who need them. These include accessible document formats, extra support, and budgeting help. Links to many of the common banks are listed here, but you can also contact your own provider and ask what they offer.
Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council - benefits Enquiries
Provides support with housing benefit, Universal Credit, council tax, and rent arrears.
Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council - trouble paying bills
Advice & support for Basingstoke residents struggling to pay their bills
Basingstoke Foodbank
Food banks provide emergency food and practical support to people who have been left without enough money to live on.
People also get emotional support, and a reminder that they are not alone and someone understands. Volunteers offer a friendly face and basic kindness. For many people, it’s the first time someone has sat down and listened to them – especially when they have been worn down by the way our social security system currently works.
Basingstoke Job Centre Plus
Advice on benefits and seeking work.
Benefits Calculators
Get an estimate of what benefits and tax credits you might be entitled to
Careers with Disabilities
Online job board and advice hub for disabled jobseekers
Carers Together
Supports Hampshire carers with benefits forms, advice, and emotional help
Christians Against Poverty
CAP provides free debt and money advice to people of any faith. The Basingstoke branch operates in partnership with
Mosaic Church Basingstoke. To access this support, call the CAP new enquiries team on 0800 328 0006
Citizens Advice - Basingstoke
Citizens Advice can offer guidance and support with all sorts of issues including benefits and employment, managing debt, consumer rights and more.
Confused.com: pre-existing conditions
Comparison site link for comparing cover for those with pre-existing conditions. Also contains other helpful links for those looking for travel insurance.
Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) - Support Visits
Offers support visits and guidance for benefit applicants with complex needs.
Disability Grants
Directory of charitable grants for disabled people and carers covering mobility, holidays, and more.
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) / Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
Helps with extra costs caused by disability
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Money if you can't work because of disability / illness
Help Through Hardship Helpline
Free advice on benefits and emergency support, run by Citizens Advice and the Trussell Trust.
Help from Housing Associations
Local housing associations and social landlords provide a range of support and resources to tenants. Some of the support available is listed here, but other housing associations may have similar services available.
Jobcentre Plus
Helps with benefit applications and finding work; administers Universal Credit.
Mencap
National charity offering easy-read guides on benefits, employment, and housing for people with learning disabilities.
Mental Health and Money Advice
Mental Health & Money Advice is a UK-wide online advice service designed to help people understand, manage and improve their financial and mental health. They help people with a mental illness who are having issues with their money, as well as anyone whose financial problems are affecting their mental health.
Money Lifeline
Free, confidential debt advice service run by trained local volunteers in Basingstoke.
Money Helper
Money Helper is a government-backed service that provides free, impartial online financial guidance and recommends sources of further, trusted support if you need it. It covers a wide range of topics including benefits, pensions, bills, budgeting and much more.
Paying Too Much (Travel Insurance)
Compare great value travel insurance even with pre-existing medical conditions.
Personal Budgets Helpline
Open for individuals & organisations to provide information on Personal Budgets as part of the Personalisation agenda.
Scope
Provides advice on benefits, finances, and work, plus online resources and helpline.
Universal Credit
New benefit that has started to replace 6 existing benefits with a single monthly payment
Wessex Community Bank
Not for profit, offering banking products, designed to help those struggling with income and expenditure