Lack of awareness, complexity and social stigma highlighted as major barriers to claiming financial support
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Lack of awareness, complexity and social stigma highlighted as major barriers to claiming financial support
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Over seven million households are missing out on £24 billion worth of financial support due to unclaimed benefits and social tariffs.
There are now 214,000 parents eligible for Child Benefit but not claiming it
Some of the UK’s most deprived areas stand to lose out the most, new data reveals
The government has sent out millions of letters which claimants must respond to
The Living Wage Foundation has said that 40 per cent are relying on benefits, or money from friends and family to get by, as…
Fake news about changes to household finances is proliferating online
Applicants will not need to be claiming benefits to qualify
