If you don’t have enough to live on, you might be able to get help from your local council or an interest-free loan from the government. If you're waiting for benefit payments to start, you might be able to get your benefit paid earlier.

Information on budgeting loans and what they can pay for.

Explains what you can do if you don't have enough money to make ends meet including suggestions about how, when and where you may get help.

Explains what rent in advance is and when you should pay it, ways to help you afford paying rent in advance, and how you can apply for help. (Content applies to England only).

If you're on a low income and need help to pay for a funeral you're arranging, you may be able to get a Funeral Payment from the Social Fund. You might have to repay some or all of it from the estate of the person who died. Find out more information including how to claim.

If you've been struck by disaster or have run out of money and can't afford essentials like food or heating, there are emergency funds to help you. Information about emergency funds from your local council, money from the Government if you’re on benefits and food banks.

Information about who can apply for an emergency grant from this fund and how to apply.