Budgeting

If you're on a low income or struggling to make ends meet, you might need some help to sort out your budget and work out how to make your money go further.

If you're in debt, you'll also need to know if you've got enough money to start paying your debts off. To find out more about budgeting, look at the following pages.

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How to work out income and expenditure in order to find out how much money is available to pay off debts.

Information on how spend less, including checking whether you need to pay council tax, cutting the cost of fuel bills and ways of saving money on shopping, travel and leisure.

Information on how to increase income, including applying for benefits, tax credits, loans and grants, ensuring that you are being paid and taxed correctly and getting the best deal your savings.