State Benefits & Tax Credits
If you are about to become unemployed or have been advised to apply for Jobseekers Allowance, click here for a link to the online application form.
If you are not well enough to work and/or are coming to the end of Statutory Sick Pay, and have a Fit Note from your doctor, then to claim Employment & Support Allowance Tel: 0800 055 66 88 (8.00am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday) or download a claim form from the Directgov website.
The Directgov website provides online benefits advice and other general information about benefits and financial support
Click here to go to a range of downloadable leaflets from Jobcentre Plus and Dept for Work & Pensions on benefits (all in Adobe Reader format - free software from www.abobe.com)
These links will take you to some general guidelines - if you need specific advice about your personal situation, entitlement and claim contact your nearest Jobcentre Plus office (unless shown below)
Benefit calculator - a free, anonymous facility to look at some of the benefits you might be entitled to
Council Tax Benefit - for Exeter residents, dealt with by Exeter City Council
Employment & Support Allowance (now incorporates Incapacity Benefit) - including guidance on Permitted Work Rules
Housing Benefit - for Exeter residents, dealt with by Exeter City Council
Tax Credits - dealt with by the Inland Revenue
If you think a decision about benefits is wrong click on this entry at Directgov for more information
The Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau offer advice and information.
Information about lots of other benefits is also on the Lisson Grove Benefits Program
