Unpaid Carers' Journeys

Turn2Us is an inspiring charity providing guidance to so many people who are struggling in the UK.

The orange link above takes you to their 😲benefits calculator and a link to investigate any grants that might be applicable.

Turn2Us collate population data for research, outlining the genuine struggles experienced by people living in the UK. The new section on the front page also helps you to fill in the PIP application, stage by stage.

💗Martin Lewis’ Money Saving Expert site offers a monthly newsletter informing the UK public of savings they can make on household energy bills, insurance, mortgages and credit cards etc.

Their car insurance comparison site has little notes at the side of sections, e.g. one said it’s sometimes reduces insurance costs to insure someone else on your car. I saved £40/yr, which might not sound like a lot, but I added more extras this time with the savings I’d gained, like RAC roadside recovery.

As well as freebies and other information, the MSE team also offer guidance on making the most of banking opportunities, where banks offer financial incentives to swap to another bank…which I took advantage of earlier this year = hello £175 💗 ^{*** (see below)}

Don’t ignore recognised charities like Macmillan Cancer Trust.

Happy Tinker wrote: ‘If you are in the position for caring due to cancer – Macmillian was an amazing resource for helping mum financially, and signposting and filling forms in for dad. They even advocated for dad to get better benefits and helped mum get help with funeral costs.’

So my suggestion would be not to ignore recognised charities for health conditions as they can give extra input.