Turn2us
Contact details
Website: https://www.turn2us.org.uk/
Benefits Calculator: https://benefits-calculator.turn2us.org.uk/
Grants Search: https://grants-search.turn2us.org.uk/
PIP Helper: https://pip.turn2us.org.uk/
Contact page: Available through the Turn2us website navigation and support pages.
Registered charity: Turn2us is the operating name of Elizabeth Finn Care, a registered charity in England, Wales and Scotland.
What this organisation does
Turn2us is a UK national charity that helps people facing financial insecurity. It provides practical information, tools and support to help individuals and families understand their entitlement to benefits, find charitable grants and access financial support available to them.
For seafarers, fishers and their families, Turn2us can be a useful starting point when dealing with financial hardship, illness, disability, unemployment, reduced income, caring responsibilities or other circumstances that may affect household finances.
The organisation aims to help people access financial support they may be entitled to and to improve understanding of the wider benefits system.
Who can use the service
Turn2us support tools and information are generally intended for people living in the UK who are experiencing financial pressure or who want to check their entitlement to welfare benefits and charitable grants.
This may include:
- Seafarers and fishers currently experiencing financial hardship.
- Former seafarers and retired maritime workers.
- Family members and dependants.
- People affected by illness, disability, unemployment or changes in income.
- Individuals seeking information about benefits, grants or other financial support.
Eligibility for specific benefits, grants and funding programmes varies according to each scheme's rules and criteria.
Support available
Turn2us offers a range of online information and support tools, including:
Benefits Calculator
A free online tool that helps people check what welfare benefits they may be entitled to claim and estimate potential support.
Grants Search
A searchable database that helps users identify charitable grants and other sources of financial assistance that may be available based on personal circumstances.
PIP Helper
An online tool designed to support people through the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) application process and help them understand each stage of their claim.
Benefits Information and Guidance
Information covering a wide range of welfare topics, including:
- Universal Credit support.
- Free school meals eligibility.
- Support for students.
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
- Benefit changes and updates.
- Other benefit and financial support guidance.
Financial Support Information
Resources and guidance to help people understand available financial assistance and navigate sources of support during periods of financial difficulty.
Features and benefits
Turn2us may help seafarers, fishers and their families to:
- Check whether they are receiving all the benefits they may be entitled to.
- Find charitable grants that could help with financial hardship.
- Better understand the UK benefits system.
- Access guidance during periods of illness, disability or reduced income.
- Obtain practical information in one place through free online tools.
- Identify possible sources of support before reaching a financial crisis.
How to get help
- Visit the Turn2us website at https://www.turn2us.org.uk/.
- Select the most appropriate support tool for your circumstances:
- Benefits Calculator
- Grants Search
- PIP Helper
- Benefits information and guidance pages
- Follow the online prompts and provide the information requested.
- Review the support options, benefit information or grant opportunities identified.
- Contact the relevant organisation directly where a grant application or additional support referral is required.
Things to check before contacting them
Before using Turn2us tools, it may be helpful to gather:
- Details of household income.
- Information about employment status.
- Benefit claim information.
- Details of savings and capital where relevant.
- Information about disabilities, caring responsibilities or other circumstances that may affect eligibility.
Specific requirements will depend on the service or application being used. Eligibility should always be checked against the criteria for the individual scheme or grant.
Useful links
- Turn2us homepage
https://www.turn2us.org.uk/ - Benefits Calculator
https://benefits-calculator.turn2us.org.uk/ - Grants Search
https://grants-search.turn2us.org.uk/ - PIP Helper
https://pip.turn2us.org.uk/ - Universal Credit support information
https://www.turn2us.org.uk/get-support/information-for-your-situation/universal-credit - Information for your situation
https://www.turn2us.org.uk/get-support/information-for-your-situation - Benefits A-Z guidance
https://www.turn2us.org.uk/get-support/information-about-benefits/a-z-of-benefits
The organisation aims to help people access financial support they may be entitled to and to improve understanding of the wider benefits system.
Who can use the service
Turn2us support tools and information are generally intended for people living in the UK who are experiencing financial pressure or who want to check their entitlement to welfare benefits and charitable grants.
This may include:
- Seafarers and fishers currently experiencing financial hardship.
- Former seafarers and retired maritime workers.
- Family members and dependants.
- People affected by illness, disability, unemployment or changes in income.
- Individuals seeking information about benefits, grants or other financial support.
Eligibility for specific benefits, grants and funding programmes varies according to each scheme's rules and criteria.
Support available
Turn2us offers a range of online information and support tools, including:
Benefits Calculator
A free online tool that helps people check what welfare benefits they may be entitled to claim and estimate potential support.
Grants Search
A searchable database that helps users identify charitable grants and other sources of financial assistance that may be available based on personal circumstances.
PIP Helper
An online tool designed to support people through the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) application process and help them understand each stage of their claim.
Benefits Information and Guidance
Information covering a wide range of welfare topics, including:
- Universal Credit support.
- Free school meals eligibility.
- Support for students.
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
- Benefit changes and updates.
- Other benefit and financial support guidance.
Financial Support Information
Resources and guidance to help people understand available financial assistance and navigate sources of support during periods of financial difficulty.
Features and benefits
Turn2us may help seafarers, fishers and their families to:
- Check whether they are receiving all the benefits they may be entitled to.
- Find charitable grants that could help with financial hardship.
- Better understand the UK benefits system.
- Access guidance during periods of illness, disability or reduced income.
- Obtain practical information in one place through free online tools.
- Identify possible sources of support before reaching a financial crisis.
How to get help
- Visit the Turn2us website at https://www.turn2us.org.uk/.
- Select the most appropriate support tool for your circumstances:
- Benefits Calculator
- Grants Search
- PIP Helper
- Benefits information and guidance pages
- Follow the online prompts and provide the information requested.
- Review the support options, benefit information or grant opportunities identified.
- Contact the relevant organisation directly where a grant application or additional support referral is required.
Things to check before contacting them
Before using Turn2us tools, it may be helpful to gather:
- Details of household income.
- Information about employment status.
- Benefit claim information.
- Details of savings and capital where relevant.
- Information about disabilities, caring responsibilities or other circumstances that may affect eligibility.
Specific requirements will depend on the service or application being used. Eligibility should always be checked against the criteria for the individual scheme or grant.
Useful links
- Universal Credit support information
- Benefits A-Z guidance
Publisher notes
- Insert the lat
est official Turn2us logo from the provider website before publishing.
- Verify the current conta
- Review and update eligibility information if Turn2us changes access criteria or support tools.
- Check all URLs remain active before publishing to the Seafarer Support knowledge base.
- This organisation is not a maritime-specific charity, but its financial support tools and information may be highly relevant to seafarers, fishers and their families experiencing financial hardship.
Seafarer Article Writer said:
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Contact details
Website: https://www.turn2us.org.uk/
Benefits Calculator: https://benefits-calculator.turn2us.org.uk/
Grants Search: https://grants-search.turn2us.org.uk/
PIP Helper: https://pip.turn2us.org.uk/
Contact page: Available through the Turn2us website navigation and support pages. Publisher should verify the latest contact routes before publication.
Registered charity: Turn2us is the operating name of Elizabeth Finn Care, a registered charity in England, Wales and Scotland.
What this organisation does
Turn2us is a UK national charity that helps people facing financial insecurity. It provides practical information, tools and support to help individuals and families understand their entitlement to benefits, find charitable grants and access financial support available to them.
For seafarers, fishers and their families, Turn2us can be a useful starting point when dealing with financial hardship, illness, disability, unemployment, reduced income, caring responsibilities or other circumstances that may affect household finances.
The organisation aims to help people access financial support they may be entitled to and to improve understanding of the wider benefits system.
Who can use the service
Turn2us support tools and information are generally intended for people living in the UK who are experiencing financial pressure or who want to check their entitlement to welfare benefits and charitable grants.
This may include:
- Seafarers and fishers currently experiencing financial hardship.
- Former seafarers and retired maritime workers.
- Family members and dependants.
- People affected by illness, disability, unemployment or changes in income.
- Individuals seeking information about benefits, grants or other financial support.
Eligibility for specific benefits, grants and funding programmes varies according to each scheme's rules and criteria.
Support available
Turn2us offers a range of online information and support tools, including:
Benefits Calculator
A free online tool that helps people check what welfare benefits they may be entitled to claim and estimate potential support.
Grants Search
A searchable database that helps users identify charitable grants and other sources of financial assistance that may be available based on personal circumstances.
PIP Helper
An online tool designed to support people through the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) application process and help them understand each stage of their claim.
Benefits Information and Guidance
Information covering a wide range of welfare topics, including:
- Universal Credit support.
- Free school meals eligibility.
- Support for students.
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
- Benefit changes and updates.
- Other benefit and financial support guidance.
Financial Support Information
Resources and guidance to help people understand available financial assistance and navigate sources of support during periods of financial difficulty.
Features and benefits
Turn2us may help seafarers, fishers and their families to:
- Check whether they are receiving all the benefits they may be entitled to.
- Find charitable grants that could help with financial hardship.
- Better understand the UK benefits system.
- Access guidance during periods of illness, disability or reduced income.
- Obtain practical information in one place through free online tools.
- Identify possible sources of support before reaching a financial crisis.
How to get help
- Visit the Turn2us website at https://www.turn2us.org.uk/.
- Select the most appropriate support tool for your circumstances:
- Benefits Calculator
- Grants Search
- PIP Helper
- Benefits information and guidance pages
- Follow the online prompts and provide the information requested.
- Review the support options, benefit information or grant opportunities identified.
- Contact the relevant organisation directly where a grant application or additional support referral is required.
Things to check before contacting them
Before using Turn2us tools, it may be helpful to gather:
- Details of household income.
- Information about employment status.
- Benefit claim information.
- Details of savings and capital where relevant.
- Information about disabilities, caring responsibilities or other circumstances that may affect eligibility.
Specific requirements will depend on the service or application being used. Eligibility should always be checked against the criteria for the individual scheme or grant.
Useful links
- Turn2us homepagehttps://www.turn2us.org.uk/
- Benefits Calculatorhttps://benefits-calculator.turn2us.org.uk/
- Grants Searchhttps://grants-search.turn2us.org.uk/
- PIP Helperhttps://pip.turn2us.org.uk/
- Universal Credit support informationhttps://www.turn2us.org.uk/get-support/information-for-your-situation/universal-credit
- Information for your situationhttps://www.turn2us.org.uk/get-support/information-for-your-situation
- Benefits A-Z guidancehttps://www.turn2us.org.uk/get-support/information-about-benefits/a-z-of-benefits
Publisher notes
- Insert the latest official Turn2us logo from the provider website before publishing.
- Verify the current contact page URL, telephone number, email address and postal address directly from Turn2us before publication, as these details were not clearly available from the reviewed source pages.
- Review and update eligibility information if Turn2us changes access criteria or support tools.
- Check all URLs remain active before publishing to the Seafarer Support knowledge base.
- This organisation is not a maritime-specific charity, but its financial support tools and information may be highly relevant to seafarers, fishers and their families experiencing financial hardship.