Cost Of Living Help
Financial wellbeing – financial support
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
Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
Get help with energy