Benefits and welfare advice and help
This page sets out where you can find welfare advice, such as help with benefits, debt and housing.
On this page
- What benefits can you access from the council?
- Where to get help and advice with council benefits
- Other welfare advice (note: this also includes council benefit advice)
- Where can I find other welfare advice (note: this also includes council benefit advice)
- Debt specific advice
- Foodbanks
What benefits can you access from the council?
Bradford Council administers many benefits, including:
- Housing Benefit
- Council Tax Reduction
- Blue Badge scheme
- Concessionary Travel scheme
- Discretionary Housing Payments
- Free School Meals
- Household Support Fund
More information about the benefits the council provides is available in our main benefits section of the website.
Where can I get advice about Bradford Council benefits?
You can get advice at:
Other welfare advice
Bradford Council works with partner organisations who provide a wide range welfare advice (including council benefit advice). This includes help with:
- debt
- housing – such as landlord and tenant issues and property disrepairs
- welfare benefits (this includes council and non-council benefits, such as Universal Credit)
- immigration
- employment matters, trading standards and other issues
Where can I find these advice organisations?
- Bradford East: Karmand Community Centre
- Bradford South: St Vincent’s De Paul (CHAS)
- Bradford West (includes city centre): Bradford and Airedale Citizens Advice Bureau and Law Centre
- Airedale (includes Keighley, Shipley and Bingley): Bradford and Airedale Citizens Advice Bureau and Law Centre
- Long term and/or complex health conditions: Equality Together
Debt specific advice
All of the above organisations provide help with debt, however you can also get money and debt advice through the Money Helper website. This provides links to debt advice organisations which, like all of the advice mentioned on this page, is free.
Foodbanks
If you need to access a food bank, please look at the Bradford Foodbanks website for details.