Every Pound Counts - Family Support Project

If you have a child aged under five or you are expecting a baby and you are claiming or wish to claim benefits we can provide you with a free and confidential benefit check. This is to ensure you are not missing out on any additional income. 

Many families miss out because they do not know what financial help they can claim.

You may be missing out because you:

• don't know what benefits you could be getting
• find the benefits system confusing
• want help filling in forms
• thought you were entitled to benefits but when you applied you were turned down.

Additional assistance

We can also help you to access existing services for further help if:

• You are considering returning to work. This could be advice about what benefits you can claim when in work and what help might be available to make the transition into work. If you do not yet feel you are ready to return to work we may be able to assist you to access training.
• You need debt advice. This could be because you are struggling with your weekly or monthly bills. This could include current rent, rent arrears, council tax, council tax arrears, utility bills, credit cards, loans.

We can help you access support both on debts and budgeting.

Contact us now for free advice

Contact Every Pound Counts to talk to an experienced benefits adviser or make an appointment to receive face to face advice about what benefits you may be able to claim. They can help you complete any claim forms, tell you how much you should be awarded and check whether there are any other benefits you may be able to claim.

• By phone and textphone
  Every Pound Counts can be contacted by phone and textphone on 020 7926 5555 Mondays - Fridays 9am - 5pm.
• By email
  For advice on tax credits, pensions, housing benefits and Council Tax and other benefits, you can email us at: everypoundcounts@lambeth.gov.uk.
  When you email us please tell us as much as possible about your benefit query and where possible provide a contact number so we can call you.
• In person
  We are happy to arrange face-to-face appointments.