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Financial support for Parents

Lone parents

Guide to financial help for parents bringing up a child alone

Widowed parents

See if you qualify for Widowed Parent's Allowance, Bereavement Payment or Funeral Payment

Financial help for families on a low income

Guide to financial assistance available to families bringing up children on a low income

Child Benefit

Information on claiming and getting Child Benefit payments

Child Trust Fund

Children born after 1st September 2002 are entitled to the Child Trust Fund, a universal payment which they can access when they reach 18

Money for your child's education

Find out about student loans, grants, bursaries and the Education Maintenance Allowance

EMA: what parents and carers need to know

Information on Education Maintenance Allowance, a weekly payment for young people who stay in education after 16

Child Tax Credit (money, tax and benefits section)

Find out if you qualify for Child Tax Credit, how much you can get and how to make a claim

Financial help for parents in education

If you are a student with children, or a parent who wishes to go back into education, there is plenty of financial help available to you

Money for university: a parent's guide

Information on student loans, grants, bursaries and tuition fees

Getting help with preschool costs

Information about financial help available for childcare for working parents, lone parents and students