What | Who | Where | Contact | Comment |
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 |