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Cost of living support

Apply for benefits, financial support or free school meals, get debt and budgeting advice, manage your council benefits.

 

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Could you be better off?
Use the calculator to find out what extra help you are entitled to and apply. Use the budgeting tool and get advice on debt, work and childcare.
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Help with fuel costs

How to cut energy bills and get help to pay.

Other financial support

Get help with food, free school meals, bills, winter payments, medical, travel and loans.

Cost of living easy read information

Find easy read information about the cost of living.

MyChoice

Directory of local support services, including food banks.

Budgeting advice tool

Use this tool to plan your spending and make your money go further.

Further advice

Get support on debt, budgeting, housing and employment.

Find a warm space

Get details on your local warm space and see what activities there are to help you with the cost of living.

Keep warm and well

Keeping warm at home is important in helping you and your family to keep well.

Your council benefits

Manage your housing benefit and council tax support accounts.

Apply for anti-poverty community grants

Local organisations can apply for funding to help tackle poverty.

Voluntary and community groups

We want to hear from you if you are facing difficulties due to the cost of living crisis.

Report a change in circumstances

Tell us when your income changes, you move house, or if anything else changes.
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Energy advice training

Get training to support clients who are struggling to heat their homes.

Report benefit fraud

We take benefit fraud seriously and take action against it.