Welcome to Turn2us
We are a charitable service which helps people access the money
available to them – through welfare benefits, grants and other
help.
Our free, accessible website has been designed
to help you find appropriate sources of financial support, quickly
and easily, based on your particular needs and circumstances.
Turn2us is part of Elizabeth Finn Care.
Join our fuel poverty campaign
More than 300 people have already participated in our
fuel poverty campaign by providing information to populate our
interactive map. This gives a visual picture of the levels of fuel
poverty across the country.
Find out about our
campaign
Grant-giving Charity of the Month
Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support is there to support everyone
affected by cancer, every step of the way.
The help that the charity offers includes a range of
finance and benefit-related support services.
Find out more about this charity
Read our guide to the forthcoming benefits changes
Do you want to know more about the
forthcoming changes to the benefits system and when they are to
come into effect?
Read our guide to upcoming benefits changes
Free intermediary workshops
Are you an intermediary who wants to know more about
Turn2us services? Why not register for one of our free half-day
workshops to be held in London and a number of regional
venues across the UK in the next few months.
Register now for these workshops
January Turn2us News published
Read the latest edition of our monthly e-bulletin for
intermediaries to find out more about our successful training in
Wales; a free workshop we are running for charitable funds;
and updates on our campaigns.
Read the January Turn2us News
Latest News: 9 February 2012
Charities speak out over worsening attitudes towards disabled
people
Inflammatory media coverage and “deeply irresponsible”
language from ministers is fuelling an increase in abuse of
disability claimants.
Read more on the increase in abuse of
disability claimants
Watch our new fuel poverty video
The
bleak reality of struggling to survive when high energy bills are a
constant worry has been captured in a new short Turn2us online
video.
Find out more about this video
Elderly care standards at risk due to lack of reforms
There will be “serious consequences for standards” to
the quality of life of up to 1.2 million elderly people in care
according to a report by the Commons health committee.
Read more on the potential risk to the
elderly in care
Elizabeth Finn Care survey reveals Winter struggles
A new survey commissioned by Elizabeth
Finn Care reveals the struggles that people on low incomes face
particularly during the Winter months.
Find out more about this survey
Ask an Expert: Housing Costs
This month's Ask an Expert session
focused on Housing Costs. Questions were received on a wide range
of issues, including Housing Benefit, help with housing costs, and
what to do if you can't afford your mortgage payments.
Read our Ask an Expert: Housing Costs
session
Are you eligible for the Warm Front Scheme
Consumer Focus
and National Energy Action are warning that the Government's
Warm Front Scheme may be underspent by £30 million.
They are urging people to put in a claim now before the
funding for this year ends on 31 March.
The scheme helps people on low incomes make their homes warmer
and cut their energy bills.
Find out more about the Warm Front
Scheme
Turn2us - to access benefits & grants.
