H&F Cost of Living Booklet 2023
Our cost-of-living guide is packed with details about the help you can get – including many new, innovative sources of assistance.
Our cost-of-living guide is packed with details about the help you can get – including many new, innovative sources of assistance.
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<strong>Cost</strong>-<strong>of</strong>-living help<br />
Additional support for<br />
older residents<br />
If you are an older resident with<br />
savings and/or a work pension<br />
you can still qualify for additional,<br />
financial support.<br />
These include:<br />
• Winter Fuel Payments<br />
• Pension Credit<br />
• Carers Allowance<br />
• Council Tax Support<br />
• You may also be eligible for<br />
Attendance Allowance (or PIP)<br />
and this may provide you access<br />
to further help.<br />
If you are unsure <strong>of</strong> what help<br />
you’re eligible for, visit our website:<br />
lbhf.gov.uk/benefits.<br />
Or contact our team on<br />
020 8753 6681 or email<br />
benefits@lbhf.gov.uk.<br />
Support at home<br />
If you are, or know, an older resident<br />
who would like an “at-home”<br />
occupational health check or free<br />
home care. Please visit our website:<br />
lbhf.gov.uk/homecare.<br />
Pension Credit<br />
Pension Credit gives you extra money<br />
to help with living costs. You may be<br />
entitled even if you own your home,<br />
have some savings or a pension. Find<br />
out more: gov.uk/pension-credit.<br />
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