What | Who | Where | Contact | Comment |
Go Compare | Online | Go Compare gas and electricity energy calculator. | They’ve developed an interactive energy cost calculator tool to find out how much something costs to run. Use the calculator to pick the appliances you want to compare and select how long they’ll be in use for. | |
Help with food | Wandsworth Food bank | See locations under contact | Locations | Wandsworth Foodbank | Referral required. Opening times vary |
Crisis grants (food, utilities) | Wandsworth Council | Wandsworth | Discretionary support grants – Wandsworth Borough Council | The Council offers eligible individuals and households grants in the form of supermarket and fuel vouchers |
Help with energy costs | Most energy suppliers offer some form of help to those struggling with their utility bills. | National | Financial Grants for Individuals | Financial Assistance for Individuals | Charis (charisgrants.com) | Most of these schemes will take you directly to the supplier’s website. It is important to know which supplier the individual uses. |
Crew Energy | Wandsworth | Energy advice – CREW Energy | Offer home visits, telephone advice and an “energy café” to give help with energy efficiency including free low energy light bulbs and some insultation materials. | |
Help with keeping warm – Warm Spaces Directory | Wandsworth Council | Wandsworth | https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/cost-of-living-hub/warm-spaces/warm-spaces-directory/` | Map and listings of warm spaces available |
Help with children’s clothes and equipment | Little Village | Wandsworth | Get help – Little Village (littlevillagehq.org) | Clothes, toys and equipment for the under 5s. Referral required. |
Wandsworth Council | Wandsworth | School Uniform Support Scheme | Wandsworth Family Information Service | Vouchers are available for children on free school meals going into Reception or Year 7 for uniform costs | |
Help with housing costs | Wandsworth Council | Wandsworth | Discretionary Housing Payments – Wandsworth Borough Council | Additional financial help with housing costs for those on housing benefit |
Housing issues | Shelter | national | Get help from Shelter – Shelter England | Online and phone support for those experiencing housing crises including sudden homelessness |
Help with furniture and white goods | Wandsworth Council | Wandsworth | Apply for a Community Care Grant – Wandsworth Borough Council | Help for eligible individuals and households with buying furniture eg beds and white goods |
Freecycle | Wandsworth | Freecycle: Wandsworth Group | Offers pre used furniture and household goods for free. Buyer usually collects | |
Charity shops | Wandsworth | What we sell | Wandsworth Oasis Wandsworth Furniture & Electrical Store | BHF Wandsworth | The Salvation Army | These charity shops sell furniture and electrical goods. They are raising money for their causes but they also offer very good value, checked goods. | |
Advice on benefits | Wandsworth CAB | Wandsworth | Home – Citizens Advice Wandsworth (cawandsworth.org) | Free advice on wide range of issues. Online resources |
Wandsworth Age UK | Wandsworth | Cost of Living Crisis (ageuk.org.uk) | Advice on benefits for older people | |
Wandsworth Carers Centre | Wandsworth | Benefits – Wandsworth Carers’ Centre (carerswandsworth.org.uk) | Advice on benefits for carers | |
Wandsworth Family Information Service | Wandsworth | Family Information Service Directory | Wandsworth Family Information Service | Directory of resources for families including advice, childcare | |
Debt advice | Step change | national | Get Debt Help. Our Free Debt Advice. StepChange Debt Charity | Online and telephone advice on money management |
National debtline | national | Debt advice | Free debt advice | National Debtline | National Debtline | Free online and phone advice on debt management | |
Legal Advice | National | Check if you can get legal aid – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) | Check your entitlement to legal aid eg for eviction proceedings | |
South West London Law Centre | Wandsworth | Money Advice — South West London Law Centres – Helping local people access justice (swllc.org) | Free help with arrears, debt, housing issues for tenants including eviction | |
Drop ins (lunch, advice, support, a warm place to be) | Salvation army (homeless people, unemployed people, older people on different days) | Wandsworth | The Salvation Army | ||
Information on individual grants | Turn2us | national | Fighting UK Poverty – Turn2us | National charity offering free online benefits calculator; free online search for wide range of charitable grants for individuals; grants from their own funds and a helpline |
Other Resources | Mayor of London | London | Help with the cost of living | London City Hall | Online listing of sources of support and advice for Londoners across a range of issues |
Mutual Aid | Next door | neighbourhoods | Nextdoor | Linking neighbours up for a range of purposes. |
Cost of Living Hub | Wandsworth Council | Wandsworth | https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/cost-of-living-hub/ | Information on: bills; money; housing/home improvements; employment support; food; health & care costs; family/childcare; support/ advice; mental health |