Housing Benefit

To check if you are eligible and to make a claim visit www.eastriding.gov.uk/housing/housing-benefit-and-council-tax-support/coronavirus-benefits-and-financial-support. If you cannot make this claim yourself, please call 01482 393939 and a member the Council will assist you.

Benefit Advice
The Council are aware that millions of pounds in benefits goes unclaimed each year, this might be because people don’t know about the benefit or that they can’t claim themselves. The Council has a FREE tool which lets you check that you are getting all of the benefits which you are entitled to, and provide advice on how to make a claim. Go to https://eastriding.entitledto.co.uk/home/start to check if can any financial support today. If you can’t do this yourself, the Council have a helpful team of welfare visiting officers, who can support you through this process, email: benefit.takeup@eastriding.gov.uk to make a FREE and CONFIDENTIAL appointment today.

Budgeting
The Council has a FREE budgeting tool, this allows you to enter in all of your money coming into and out of the household, tells you where you are spending your money and provides tips on how to reduce your outgoings, such as changing Utility Suppliers. Have a go today, it’s confidential and you can use if as many times as you want, you’ll be surprised at when your hidden expenses are. Go to https://budget.entitledto.co.uk/default
If you would like to speak to the Councils helpful team of welfare visiting officers, email: benefit.takeup@eastriding.gov.uk to make a FREE and CONFIDENTIAL appointment today.