If you are leaving a violent relationship, you will urgently need a range of financial and practical support. If you have in the past shared a claim, you will need to make your own claim when you leave the relationship.
In either case, you will need to contact your local Job Centre Plus office, where your circumstances will be treated sympathetically and you will be told what benefits you can claim. There are various benefits you may be able to claim and you can claim some of these even if you are working.
For more information visit www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
