Financial Support for Families

Here are some links for, and some information on financial support that is available to families.

Childcare Choices - For information on all of the different types of support to help pay for your childcare fees you can go to the Childcare Choices website which can be found here. You will be able to find information on Universal Credit Childcare, Working Family Funding for pre-school children, and Tax-Free Childcare for all children.

Help with Living Costs  -  Norfolk County Council, alongside local councils across Norfolk, is aiming to support as many residents as possible to access financial and other support if they are facing hardship. They know for many people there will be challenges for a variety of reasons. There will be a lot of people who will need help with things like paying the bills and buying food, and many people who have never needed help before. You can access further information about this support here . If you need any help applying for this then we are happy to help you.

Healthy Start  -

If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, you may be entitled to get help to buy healthy food and milk.

If you’re eligible, you’ll be sent a Healthy Start card with money on it that you can use in some UK shops. We’ll add your benefit onto this card every 4 weeks. Further information can be found here .

The Norfolk Assistance Scheme (NAS)  provides hardship support to Norfolk residents, and this offer is being extended to reach more people where needed, over the winter period. The offer uses an additional government grant that is primarily aimed at families with children.  Norfolk Assistance Scheme