Benefits & How to Claim

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Benefits and how to claim

What benefits can I get?

You can get advice online about what benefits, pension or other financial help you may get online at: https://www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators

New style Jobseekers Allowance and New Style Employment and Support Allowance

• You may be able to claim contribution based benefits if you have paid enough National Insurance  contributions in the last 2 to 3 tax years.
• For more information on how to claim New Style JSA go online to: https://www.gov.uk/how-to-claim-new-style-jsa
• For more information on how to claim New Style ESA go online to: https://www.gov.uk/how-to-claim-new-style-esa
  

Universal Credit

This is a payment to help with living costs.  The initial process is to claim online at: https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/how-to-claim