Support with the cost of living

Find help with living costs, check what support you can get, and access local advice and services.

Money, debt and benefit advice

Advice Central

Citizens Advice Leighton-Linslade

Help with pet healthcare costs

Citizens Advice Dunstable

Citizens Advice Mid Bedfordshire

Mortgage advice and support

Debt advice for council tenants

The Disability Resource Centre

Benefits, discounts, payments and vouchers

Housing Benefit and Universal Credit

Pension Credit (GOV.UK)

Tax Credits (GOV.UK)

Household Support Fund (HSF)

Council Tax Support

Broadband social tariffs (Ofcom)

Help with childcare costs

Free school meals

Sure Start Maternity Grant

Holiday activities and food programme (HAF)

Holiday activities and food programme (HAF)

Benefits and financial support for carers

Bus pass

Extra money and help PIP entitles you to

NHS prescriptions and health costs (GOV.UK)

NHS Help with Health Costs

Saving money at home

Help with energy bills

Money Saving Boiler Challenge

A short guide to unit pricing

Energy saving tips

Get free money-saving advice

Warm Home Discount Scheme

Cold Weather Payment (GOV.UK)

Help with water bills

Love Food Hate Waste

Winter Fuel Payment (GOV.UK)

Emergency support

Food banks

Risk of becoming homeless

Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs)

Adult crisis fund

Warm spaces

Health and wellbeing support

Bedfordshire Wellbeing Service

Support to stop gambling

Drug and alcohol support

Support to stop smoking

Healthy Homes, Healthy People

Employment support

Being made redundant (GOV.UK)

Find a job (GOV.UK)

Support getting into work or learning

16 to 19 Bursary Fund (GOV.UK)

4YP - help for young people

Pay and rights at work advice (WorkSmart)

Problems getting paid (Citizens Advice)

Getting Into Work (TURN2US)

National Careers Service

Access to Work (GOV.UK)