What We Offer

BOOST employment services include:

  • Confidence building
  • Identifying skills
  • Creating CVs
  • Searching and applying for jobs
  • Interview preparation

BOOST work with a network of partners to help clients get specialist help.

This partner support includes assistance with:

  • Income maximisation
  • Applying for Government Benefits
  • Applying for Council grants
  • Housing issues
  • Specialist employment support
  • Finding volunteering

Welfare Benefits Appointments

We offer help with benefits by appointment only. To book an appointment with a Welfare Benefits Adviser, please click here

Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF)

The main objectives of the fund are to support residents through financial hardship and to build long-term financial resilience

The BOOST Barnet Crisis & Resilience Fund (CRF) provides support to low-income households experiencing financial hardship, unexpected financial shocks, or other circumstances that place them at risk of crisis.

Click here to apply for the Crisis and Resilience Fund

Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP)

DHP can provide extra money to you or your landlord if you already receive Housing Benefit, but there is a shortfall between the rent you have to pay and the Housing Benefit you receive.

DHP is usually paid for a few months to help you through a crisis or short-term problem but can pay for longer periods in exceptional circumstances.

We’ll look at your circumstances to see if you’re eligible. We’ll then decide on the amount to award you and for how long.

You must provide a copy of your:
•    passport, driving licence or other forms of identity
•    bank statements or other evidence of savings dated within the last 3 months
•    proof of residence such as a utility bill, Council Tax bill, tenancy agreement or similar receipts, invoice, bill or other evidence of expenditure within the last 3 months
•    support worker contact details, doctors letter or other written testimonial from support agencies
•    copy of your tenancy agreement
•    for Universal Credit claimants we also need your latest award breakdown (these are statements which are found in the payments section of your online Universal Credit account)

If you need help applying for DHP:

Please come to our DHP Workshop

When: Every Tuesday

Time: 12:30pm to 3:00 pm

Location: Burnt Oak Library, 99 Watling Avenue HA8 0UB