Community Links
Fuel Poverty Financial Support and Signposting
Turn2us (Registered Charity)
Helps people in financial need gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and other financial help – online, by phone and face-to face via our partner organisations.
Link: turn2us
IncomeMax (Charity)
Independent personal money advice, partnering with EDF, Banks, etc…, as well as a number of other sectors. Offer specialised training (PIP, ESA, Welfare reform etc..), looks like a free referral service.
Link: IncomeMax
Money Advice Trust (Charity)
National, debt and Mental Health support guides, signposting and referrals
Link: Money Advice Trust
Vulnerability Registration Service (Charity)
This is a Hub of connections to various Charities which support Money management, Debt advice and Mental health referrals.
Food Bank Networks & Advice
The Trussell Trust
National Food Bank Network, which also provides practical support for people in crisis, to assist them to tackle issues. Local referrals.
Mental Health and Safeguarding Support
Mind (Mental Health Support)
Organisation that is totally focused on Mental Health Issues, National Charity with Local signposting together with outreach support.
Link – MIND – Mental Health Support)
NSPCC – (Child Support)
Child Support referrals, Regional and National Hubs, with Localised signposting, including safeguarding and Mental Health.
Link- NSPCC – Child Support Service Hub
We Are With You – (Former AddAction)
National Charity with local referral hubs offering free, confidential support to people in England and Scotland who have issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health.
Link – We Are With You (Addiction and Mental Health)
ASB HELP (Victims of Anti-Social Behaviour Support)
Charity in England and Wales set up to provide advice and support to victims of anti-social behaviour. Advice Guidance, community linking. National managed from a single Hub.
Link – ASB HELP
The Mix- Support for under 25s
0808 808 4994
Samaritans
116 123 or jo@smaritans.org
Campaign Against Living Miserably
0800585858
CALL
Wales 0800123737
Charis Let's Talk Energy Fund
- OVO Energy – https://fund.lets-talk.online/
- SSE – https://fund.lets-talk.online/
- Scottish Power – https://fund.lets-talk.online/
- EON – https://www.eonnextenergyfund.com/
- EDF – https://www.edfenergy.com/for-home/help-support/personalised-support-services
- Money Advice – https://moneyadvice.co.uk/
- British Gas Winter Fund https://bget.org.uk/login.php
- Independent advice and information on energy efficiency solution https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/
- https://www.homeenergyscotland.org/
- Simple Energy Advice- Government endorsed website for information regarding reducing energy bills, energy efficiency, grants and funding http://www.simpleenergyadvice.org.uk/ 0800444202
- https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
- Step Change- free debt advice https://www.stepchange.org/how-we-help/debt-advice.aspx
- National Debt line – free debt advice https://nationaldebtline.org/
- National Energy Action – Fuel Poverty Charity https://www.nea.org.uk/wash-advice/additional-help/ 08003047159