Financial Wellbeing

Aberdeen City Council has a very useful list of financial support resources on its website.  For more information visit https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/help-cost-living or click on the below links.

Get help with benefits and income

• Help with fuel costs

• Get benefits and money advice

• Apply to the Scottish Welfare Fund

• Times and places to collect emergency food

• Support for those affected by redundancy

• Citizens Advice Scotland

• Benefits Calculator

• Support Line

• Cfine Pantries

• Support for those affected by redundancy

Get help with housing costs

• Furniture leasing scheme

• Homelessness: advice and support

• Council Tax Reduction

• All Council Tax discounts and exemptions

• Reduced broadband and mobile for those on benefits

• Manage your rent account

• Housing repair tutorials

• Warm Spaces

Support for young people

• Apply for free bus travel

• Student exemption

• Mental Health Support for young people

• Education maintenance allowance

• Free internet and computer access

• Access to period products

• Modern Apprentices

• Warm Spaces

Support for older and disabled people

• Sheltered housing information

• Apply for sheltered housing

• Apply for free bus travel

• Disability benefits

• Apply for disability banding relief online

• Services for people with a disability

• Apply for a Blue Badge

• Disabled person relief

• Apply for a disabled parking space

• Carer’s benefits

Support for families and children

• ‘Fit Like? Family Wellbeing Hubs

• Child and family benefits

• Scottish Child Payment Bridging Payments

• Apply for free school meals and School Clothing Grant

• Child Poverty Action Group – Welfare rights in Scotland

• Pay for out of school childcare

• Times and places to collect emergency food

• Access to period products

• Pet Aid from the Scottish SPCA

• Apply for free bus travel

• Abernecessities

• Cash for Kids

Get help with housing costs

• Furniture leasing scheme

• Homelessness: advice and support

• Council Tax Reduction

• All Council Tax discounts and exemptions

• Reduced broadband and mobile for those on benefits

• Manage your rent account

• Housing repair tutorials

• Warm Spaces

Support for businesses

• Accessing business support

• Jobs, careers and employability

• ABZ Works

• Cost of doing business: Guidance for Businesses

Get help with energy

• Help with fuel costs

• Home energy savings

• Warm Spaces