Turn2us

• Each year around £14 billion of state aid goes unclaimed and thousands of charities exist that give grants to people in financial need.
• Despite this money and support being available, 13 million people live in poverty in the UK‚ four million of whom are children. The economic downturn has resulted in many more people struggling and worrying about money.
• Many people are not aware of and don't know how to access help. More must be done to help people, especially those who find it hardest, to access the money that they desperately need and is available.

Turn2us helps people in financial need access the money available to them, through welfare benefits, charitable grants and other financial help. Turn2us is part of Elizabeth Finn Care, a charity registered in England and Wales: 207812 and Scotland: SC040987.

Turn2us services, including its comprehensive website and helpline, have been designed to help individuals find appropriate sources of financial support, quickly and easily, based on their particular needs and circumstances. In many cases, individuals and intermediaries can make online enquiries and applications, to grant-giving charities listed on the website. The Turn2us helpline helps individuals use Turn2us resources to find sources of financial support from:

• State benefits and grants; and
• Charities who have funds to distribute.

The helpline also provides information for organisations and advisers looking for financial help for individuals that they are working with.

Connect Assist has provided the contact centre at the heart of this initiative, which allows enquirers to discover information through a variety of communication channels including telephone, email and through an online searchable knowledge database.

To discover more visit www.turn2us.org.uk.