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Sure Start Maternity Grant The Sure Start Maternity Grant is a one-off payment of £500 for each baby that does not have to be repaid. If you need help with the cost of buying essential items for a new baby, this grant could help you.…
Mental Health
Looking after your mental health, your mood and your emotional wellbeing is every bit as important as taking care of yourself physically. Mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder are common. One in four adults will experience some kind of mental health…
Mental Health Self Referral
Mental Health Self Referral Access NHS counselling/therapy/psychology services via these websites: Download the leaflet for details of services available to assist those experiencing mental health issues or visit the websites. https://communitylivingwell.co.uk/ Also a charity that offers counselling: https://www.helpcounselling.com/
Money Advice Service
Free and impartial money advice, set up by government, providing Advice and guides to help improve your finances Tools and calculators to help keep track and plan ahead Support over the phone and online
Money Matters
All parents may find caring for a child puts a strain on their household budget. If you are caring for a child with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), this strain might be particularly large. Specialist equipment and services, transport, and extra day-to-day costs can…
Money Matters
COVID-19 / Coronavirus We have created a page to provide service updates and useful resources relating to Family Information. Please click here to access the page Having children and raising a family can be expensive. There are a number of schemes to support families. The…
Multi-Agency Assessment and Referral Form Fair Processing Notice
Westminster City Council is working in partnership with Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, to develop an online portal for assessment and referral into Children’s Services (Early Help referrals only in RBKC). This product is called the Multi-Agency Assessment and Referral Form (MAARF), the method…
Multi-agency Assessment and Referral Form Fair Processing Notice
Westminster City Council is working in partnership with Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, to develop an online portal for assessment and referral into Children’s Services (Early Help referrals only in RBKC). This product is called the Multi-Agency Assessment and Referral Form (MAARF), the method…
Nannies and home-based carers
Nannies and home carers are exempt from the requirement to register as a childminder under The Childcare (Exemptions from Registration) Order 2008 if they provide childcare for no more than two families in the parent’s homes. They are currently not permitted to register on the…
Need to use a computer?
All Westminter Libraries offer access to computers. All you need to do is go along to your local library and book a PC.