Get help with the cost of living crisis

You might be finding cost of living pressures overwhelming. Remember, you're not alone and support is available.

Citizens Advice

Check what extra help you could get if you're struggling with the cost of living - including the Cost of Living Payment scheme.

Advice and support

Access Social Care

Access Social Care link their legal knowledge on social care to other organisations across the disability and older persons sector whose frontline staff all have regular contact with people with social care needs and their families. You can use their confidential 'Ask Ava' chatbot which is very comprehensive.

Ask Ava Chatbot

Scope

Scope’s helpline provides free, independent and impartial advice and support on issues that matter to disabled people and their families.

Contact the helpline

Samaritans

Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. They are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Contact a Samaritan

Inclusion London

Inclusion London supports over 70 Deaf and Disabled Organisations working across every London borough. It provides a page signposting free legal advice and representation services.

Visit the page

National Energy Action

National Energy Action (or Home Energy Scotland) provide advice and support with paying energy bills.

Access advice and support

Step Change

Step Change can help you with free debt advice online or over the phone.

Free online advice

Age UK

Age UK can provide information that can help you feel more in control of your finances.

Advice on keeping costs down

Turn2Us

Turn2Us can provide advice on benefits and grants you might be able to apply for.

Benefits calculator

Money Helper

Money Helper has advice specifically related to challenging your local authority over your care:

Visit the page

Trussell Trust

Trussell Trust have a network of food banks across the UK.

Find a food bank

Disability Rights UK

Disability Rights UK runs a Personal Budgets Helpline which is a telephone and email service that provides advice to individuals. Call 0330 995 0404. Opening Times: 9.30am-1.00pm Tuesdays and Thursdays (calls cost up to 9p per minute from a landline, and 3p to 55p per minute from a mobile.). Further details on what they can advise on (which includes social care access) can be found below.

Contact the helpline

Lightning Reach

You may be eligible to apply for financial support such as grants, local schemes and discounted tariffs.

Apply for financial support

MoneySavingExpert

Martin Lewis, founder of MoneySavingExpert, has produced a Cost of Living Survival Guide with 90 ways to save money during this crisis.

Read Martin’s guide

Gov.uk's Help for Households

Find out what offers are available from businesses to help with the cost of living.

Find discounts and offers