Income and Benefits
There are various benefits and support with employment available depending on your circumstances.
Worrying about money?
- Worrying about money provides advice and support if you're struggling to make ends meet in Clackmannanshire
Lightning Reach
- Lightning Reach provides support on accessing advice and support tailored to individuals’ financial needs
Citizens Advice Scotland
- Moneymap gives an overview of sources of online financial support
- Talk to Money Talk for advice on maximising your income, tel: 0800 028 1456
Scottish Welfare Fund
Clackmannanshire Council
Social Security Scotland
- Find out if there are Benefits and Grants you may be entitled through Social Security Scotland
Government Employment and Benefits support
- Employment and Benefits support including support for emergency and crisis
- If you are already in receipt of government benefits Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
- Budgeting Loan/Advances
- financial support with occasional expenses, if you have been in receipt of an income-related benefit for a period of 26 weeks or more.
- Budgeting Loan/Advances
Help into work or training
Savings bank and access to affordable borrowing
If you need to speak to someone for help on benefit, employment or debt advice
- Citizen's Advice Bureau (CAB) offers benefit, employment, debt and housing advice
- Age Scotland - the national charity for older people
- Age Scotland Helpline provides confidential phone service for older people, their carers and families, tel: 0800 12 44 222
- Turn2Us offers a free benefits calculator to find what benefits you could get