Age UK
Age UK provides help for those over 50 and their carers in the Adur & Worthing area, services include advice on Welfare, Benefits, Housing, Social Care and Health and Disability.
Mind West Sussex
Mind West Sussex provides impartial support and advice to empower anyone experiencing mental health problems in the West Sussex Area including Adur and Worthing.
Adur & Worthing Citizens Advice
Worthing Citizens Advice provide free, confidential and impartial advice and guidance to people living, studying or working in the Adur & Worthing area.
Worthing Samaritans
Samaritans provide confidential emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide in the Adur, Worthing and surrounding areas.
Worthing Mencap
Worthing Mencap provide opportunities, support services and information to local people with learning disabilities their families and carers.
Christians Against Poverty
Helping to release people from debt, poverty and their causes. Services are run through local churches to tackle poverty head on by providing a real solution to debt.
Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space)
From the 4th of May 2021 The Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) Regulations 2020 will give eligible customers in problem debt, who receive professional debt advice, access to a 60 day period in which costs and fees are frozen and enforcement action is paused. For those receiving Mental Health crisis treatment, the hold will continue until 30 days after treatment has ended, no matter how long the crisis treatment lasts, giving Customers, creditors and money advisors time to agree a debt solution.
National Debt Advice
Please click here for further information on National charities and debt advice organisations.
Benefit & Budgeting Calculator
Welcome to the Benefit and Budgeting Calculator by Policy in Practice.
Using this calculator, you can:
- Find out which welfare benefits you could receive
- Know how your income will change with Universal Credit
- Compare your income under the current system and Universal Credit
- See how much income will be left after paying your housing costs
- Access links to claim for benefits
Start your calculation here