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Here to Help

Here you will find information on the benefits, advice and support available to you to help you through the cost of living crisis.

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You can click on the title of each section to learn more about the support available to you.

Please  download a paper copy of the available cost of living support (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window) if you want to share this information with anyone who doesn't have access to the internet.

Fuel, energy and housing

  1. Community Spaces
  2. Energy saving schemes and advice
  3. Household Support Fund (HSF)
  4. Energy advice helplines
  5. Better Housing Better Health
  6. Domestic energy efficiency service
  7. The Home Improvement Agency (HIA)
  8. National Energy Action
  9. Thirteen Group services for all
  10. Support for Thirteen tenants
  11. North Star advice and support
  12. Ask Bill water and energy social tariff advice

Money and debt

  1. Help for households
  2. Check your benefits and financial support
  3. Turn2Us benefits calculator
  4. Get help with the cost of living from Citizens Advice
  5. Ofcom phone and broadband social tariff advice
  6. MoneyHelper Cost of Living Support
  7. BBC mortgage calculator
  8. Benefits help and advice
  9. Welfare assistance schemes
  10. Universal Credit

Food insecurity and poverty

  1. Food banks and services
  2. The Bread and Butter Thing
  3. Money Saving Expert food and drink deals
  4. NHS Healthy Start Scheme
  5. Clothing banks
  6. Help feed your pets with Stockton Happy Paws
  7. Apply for free school meals
  8. Stockton-on-Tees Food Power Network
  9. Support with school uniform costs
  10. Too Good To Go app

Health and wellbeing

  1. Sexual abuse support services - SID
  2. NHS Healthier Together support
  3. Get health advice and information
  4. Support for people with mental health needs
  5. Support for people with disabilities or long term health conditions
  6. Living well and living longer
  7. Holidays Are Fun (HAF) Programme

Emergency and out of hours support

  1. The Emergency Duty Service
  2. Worried about a child?
  3. Safeguarding adults
  4. Homelessness

Here to Help drop-ins

Not sure where to start looking for advice and support? Try visiting one of our free Here to Help drop-in sessions.

Winter wellbeing

Find details of support services across the Borough to help you through the winter.

Skills and employment

Get help with everything employment and training related.

Business support

Find out more about cost of living support available for your business.

A Fairer Stockton-on-Tees

We are committed to fighting the fundamental unfair differences that negatively impact people's life chances, quality of life and life expectancy.

Stockton Information Directory

Stockton Information Directory provides details of services, advice and support for adults, children, young people and families living in Stockton-on-Tees including our Local Offer.

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