Maximise your income
You can contact our employment and skills service, Greenwich Local Labour and Business (GLLaB). They can help you get a job and improve your skills.
Find out more about how GLLaB can help you find work.
Get financial support and benefits
Check you're getting the benefits you're entitled to and make a budget.
Find out more about Universal Credit.
Find out more about Housing Benefit.
If your benefits do not cover all your rent, you can apply for a discretionary housing payment.
Search for grants you may be able to get. You do not have to pay these back.
Affordable homes for working households
If your household income is at least £25,000 and you have lived in the borough for the last 5 years, you may be able to rent with our Meridian Home Start affordable housing scheme.
Find out more about Meridian Home Start.
Affordable home ownership
Some housing associations also provide low-cost home ownership schemes. This means you can buy a share in a home and pay rent on the rest.