Financial Help

Pound coin Find out what financial help is available to you:

What are your rights?

Find out more from DBIS Ready Reckoner for calculating the number of weeks' pay due (Department for Business Innovation and Skills)
Directgov - Redundancy and leaving your job
Citizens Advice Bureau Redundancy Pay

Help with claiming benefits

For information on benefits, visit the Jobcentre Plus and Department for Work and Pensions websites.
Benefit Adviser - an online questionnaire to help you find out which benefits and tax credits you and your family may be entitled to, and if you are entitled to the State Pension.

Help with funding for training

ILA Scotland – how to get funding for training and learning if you are on a low income or on benefits.
Helping you meet the costs of learning - Your Guide to Funding (PDF format 603KB)
Other Funding for Education (this takes you to the main Careers Scotland website) information.

Other useful information

How to cope with unemployment and How to cope in a recession from the BBC.

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