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Welfare Benefits Each year, more than £3.5 billion of pension credit and housing benefit goes unclaimed by older people in the UK. Are you eligible? Find a benefits calculator to check whether you are eligible This page includes information on a nunber of welfare benefits.…
Disability Social Care Childrens Direct Payments (Local Offer)
Disability Social Care Direct Payments for Children and Young People 0 – 18 Direct Payments are a flexible way of organising and managing support. If your child or young adult is eligible for support from the Disability Social Care 0-25 Service you can ask for Direct Payments.…
Paying for your care in a care home (Adults)
Paying for your care in a care home Paying for residential care in a care home is expensive. If you are considering a care home you will need to consider how much this will cost, how it will be funded and what will happen if…
Stay warm this winter - information about energy support (Adults/Local Offer)
Practical information to help you manage electricity and gas bills This page has lots of useful information on financial support and local support to help you stay warm this winter. You can also find tips and hints on the government website Help for Households.
Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space Scheme (adults)
What is Breathing Space? Breathing Space, officially called the Debt Respite Scheme, is a government scheme which could help relieve some of the pressure and stress caused by being in debt. Breathing Space aims to help relieve some of the pressure of dealing with your…
Adults Information Sheets - Money Management and Planning for the Future
Money Management and Planning for the Future If you need a version of any document in a more accessible format, please contact us. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use. Please note all our information…
Adults Information Sheets - Welfare Benefits
Welfare Benefits If you need a version of any document in a more accessible format, please contact us. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use. Please note all our information sheets are easy to print. …
Care and Repair (Adults)
Care and Repair Care and Repair is a Home Improvement Agency within Peterborough City Council. It assists older, vulnerable and disabled (adults and children) to repair, maintain and adapt their homes. This enables independent living and ensures people's homes are warm and safe. The Care…
Mental capacity and planning for the future (Adults)
Mental capacity and planning for the future There may come a time when you are unwell and cannot tell the people around you what you do and do not want. By making plans now, you can record your preferences for treatment and care. This will…
Personal Budgets and Direct Payments (Adults)
Personal Budgets and Direct Payments This guidance is for people who have already had a social care assessment and a financial assessment and are eligible for council funded care and support. For more information about financial assessment and paying for care, please visit the Paying…