A recent report from Policy in Practice, suggests 7 million households are missing out on £24bn of financial help and support because of unclaimed benefits and social tariffs . A BBC news article highlights the report findings.
This analysis covers benefits across England, Scotland and Wales such as universal credit and pension credit, local authority help including free school meals and council tax support, as well as social tariffs from water, energy and broadband providers.
If you think you may be missing out on the support you may be entitled to, visit the national Citizens Advice website to check what benefits you can get.