Financial Help & Support available for Families in Oldham

Information on how families can access help and support:

• We Can Help: www.oldham.gov.uk/wecanhelp

• Free School Meals (FSM) eligibility checker: www.oldham.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals

• Children and family benefits: www.oldham.gov.uk/info/200230/early_years/194/children_and_family_benefits

• Help paying for childcare eligibility checker: www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

• Money Helper Service The free government-backed MoneyHelper service

• School Readiness www.oldham.gov.uk/info/200246/families_and_parenting/2828/birth_to_5_years/7

• Online Solihull Parenting Courses (worth £100) aligned with best parenting practice is free to use for anyone in Oldham.
Parents, carers, grandparents, and staff can access the resources by entering the passcode: DAISY into this web page: https://inourplace.heiapply.com/online-learning.

• This May help – This is a new national initiative providing mental health advice to parents and carers who have concerns about their child’s mental health: https://thismayhelp.me

• Get Oldham Working: www.oldham.gov.uk/gow