To join the Community Shop, all we ask if that you live locally, and are in receipt of a means tested benefit. These include:

- Council Tax Support
- Housing Benefit
- Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Income Support
- Pension Credit
- Tax Credits (working tax credit and child tax credit)
- Universal Credit

There are non-means-tested disability benefits which you can get in addition to the means tested benefits. These include:

- Attendance Allowance
- Carer's Allowance (if you look after somebody with extra care needs for 35 hours a week or more)
- Disability Living Allowance (this is gradually replaced by other benefits)
- New style Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) (it should say contribution based)
- Contribution based Job Seekers Allowance
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP)