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Welfare Benefits Handbook 2026/27
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22 Jul 2026
Chapter 35: Other payments and support
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Chapter 35: Other payments and support
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Chapter 35: Other payments and support
Key facts
1. Council tax reduction
Common rules for all applicants
Common rules for applicants over pension age
If you are under pension age
England
Wales
Scotland
2. Support for mortgage interest loans
Who can get a support for mortgage interest loan
Which loans qualify
Liability for payments
Occupying the accommodation as a home
The amount of loan payments
Deductions for non-dependants
When loan payments start and end
Repaying the loan
3. Local welfare assistance schemes
4. Healthy Start food and vitamins
Healthy Start food
Who can claim
The amount of credit
Claims
Healthy Start vitamins
5. Education benefits
Free school lunches
School transport, school clothes, activities and equipment
Free milk for children
Free period products
Education maintenance allowance and 16 to 19 bursaries
6. Help with childcare costs
Free early education and childcare
England
Wales
Scotland
Tax-free childcare
7. Payments for former members of the armed forces
8. Financial help when preparing for and starting work
Flexible Support Fund
Travel discount card
Scottish job start payment
9. Warm Home Discount
10. Help to Save
11. Other financial help
Food banks
Repairs, improvements and energy efficiency
Special funds for sick or disabled people
Help from social services
Charities
Christmas bonus
In addition to the support described in this chapter, you may qualify for discretionary housing payments (see
Chapter 24
), a hardship payment during a sanction (see
Chapter 45
), a social fund payment (see
Chapter 32
) or a benefit advance (see
here
).
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CPAG. "Chapter 35: Other payments and support." In
Welfare Benefits Handbook 2026/27.
, 2026. Accessed August 26, 2026.
CPAG,
https://askcpag.org.uk/?id=-270194CITANCHOR.
CPAG. "Chapter 35: Other payments and support." In
Welfare Benefits Handbook 2026/27.
, 2026. Accessed August 26, 2026. https://askcpag.org.uk/?id=-270194CITANCHOR.
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Welfare Benefits Handbook 2026/27
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Publication date:
March 11, 2026
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