Will will support you by:
- Making sure you’ve got two forms of ID by your 18th birthday – your National Insurance number and a bank account
- Helping you access any money you might have in savings, like a junior ISA or child trust fund
- Giving you a setting up home grant to help you buy essential things when you move into your own home – this is £2,000 if your 18th birthday was before 31 March 2023, or £3,000 if it was after
- Giving you a new home starter pack worth £50 when you move into your own home
- Give you up to £125 to pay for your theory or practical driving test, or compulsory bike training
- Paying for 10 driving lessons if you need a driving licence to support job or training opportunities
- Helping you claim exemptions for your council tax, and paying the rest of the bill until you are 25 years old
- Giving you a gift of £25 for your 19th and 20th birthdays, and £50 for your 21st
- Giving you a gift of £25 for Christmas or another religious festival or celebration
- Paying a third of your rent if you get a job while you’re living in supported accommodation and you can’t claim the higher rate of housing benefit
- Paying a deposit for your rent if you can’t pay it yourself, or can’t use a discretionary housing payment or local rent deposit scheme to cover it
- Giving you free household items at our recycling centres
- Supporting you to get a free membership to Pure Gyms
- Giving you an unlimited data SIM card for up to two years
- Giving you a leisure allowance of £30 per month to pay for any activity that helps your physical or mental health
- Giving you access to Vivup, which is a benefits platform that offers lots of discounts
- Giving you two £65 household support fund vouchers
- Giving you bus fare to attend voluntary work
Useful information
Capstone Care Leavers Trust Grants for care leavers aged 17-25.
Citizens Advice Confidential information and advice about issues including benefits, debt, housing and legal concerns.
Entitledto A free benefits calculator to help you find out what you’re entitled to.
Severn Trent Big Difference Scheme Help paying your water bill.
Trussell An anti-poverty charity and community of foodbanks.
Money Ready Financial literacy and money management resources