How to get support for basics like food, gas, and electricity, if you have a one off financial crisis.

Christmas hours

Our phone line will be open 10am to 12pm on:

  • Christmas Eve Wednesday 24 December
  • Monday 29 December
  • Tuesday 30 December
  • New Year's Eve Wednesday 31 December
  • Friday 2 January
We'll be closed:

  • Christmas Day Thursday 25 December
  • Boxing Day Friday 26 December
  • New Year's Day Thursday 1 January 
Applications can still be made online but will not be processed until the next working day. 

How we can help

We can help you in a financial crisis by:

  • giving you an emergency payment for food
  • supplying household goods if you can't afford basic furniture or white goods, like a fridge or a cooker

You won't have to pay anything back.