COVID-19 Family Support

There are various initiatives to help you and your family members cope during the Coronavirus pandemic. The PGA have collated some that may be useful to you.

Financial support

There are various initiatives introduced to help relive the strain on your personal finances during the pandemic.

MoneySavingExpert

Comprehensive guide updated daily with tips during the current lockdown including free school meals scheme, MOT extensions and refunds on cancelled events, train travel and more

Contactless payments

The spending limit for contactless card payments will be increased from £30 to £45, with a national roll-out beginning from 1 April.

Citizens Advice

What the outbreak means for you and your family, based on your location in the UK.

Mobile phone and broadband data

The UK’s main providers have agreed to remove data caps on fixed-line broadband during the outbreak and offer new mobile and landline packages. The initiative supplements the measures individual companies had already announced.

Sky

Talk Talk

Three

Virgin Media

Vodafone

Sports subscriptions

Sky Sports and BT Sport are offering the option to pause your subscription during the outbreak until the action resumes or to claim credit or donate the cost to the NHS.