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Help with travelling costs
You may be able to get financial help to visit a family member in prison. There are a number of agencies that may be able to offer assistance.
If you are the prisoner's close relative, partner or only adult visitor and receive one of the following you may qualify for help with the cost of visiting from HM Prison Service, Assisted Prison Visits Scheme:
- Income Support
- Job Seeker's Allowance (Income Based)
- Child Tax Credit (maximum income £13,895)
- Child Tax Credit with Working Tax Credit (maximum income £13,895)
- Working Tax Credit with a disability element (maximum income £13,895)
- hold a Health Certificate two or three
Application is by post only. Rules and conditions apply.
Information packs on getting financial help are normally available from:
- Prison establishments, including Visitors' Centres
- Benefits Agency offices including Job Centre plus and Job Centres
- Assisted Prison Visits Unit (0845 3001423 or textphone 0845 3040800 -- available Monday to Friday 1015-1145 & 1415-1545) Notes about the scheme in Welsh, a foreign language, Braille or on audio cassette are also available from the Unit.
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