Support in Cheshire
A directory of financial support that is available in Cheshire
Help with food
Households with children that are eligible for free school meals can access free holiday clubs, where they will be provided with healthy meals and take part in fun and creative activities. This is being offered via all local authorities and customers should contact their local council to book on to these.
Help with rent
Discretionary Housing Payments
- Discretionary Housing Payments (cheshireeast.gov.uk)
- Discretionary housing payments | Cheshire West and Chester Council
- Vicars Relief Fund
Email: vrf@stmartinscharity.org.uk
Phone: 020 3795 5746 (voicemail only)
Help with school uniforms
Help with school uniforms varies between schools and local authorities. Those in need of assistance should contact their child’s school directly.
Help with white goods
Help for people with disabilities and special needs
- Contact - for families with disabled children | Contact
- Birkdale Trust: grants for people with a hearing impairment
- Children today: for specialised equipment and services
- Family Action: for families living with poverty, ill health and social isolation
- Family Fund: for lower-income families with a severely disabled child
- Family Holiday Association: for low-income families who need of a break
- Lifeline 4 kids: essential equipment to improve quality of life
- Meningitis Now: to deal with the impact of meningitis.
- New Life Foundation: for seriously disabled or terminally ill children.
- Smile for Life: access to funding from charities and organisations.
- Turn to us: access to welfare benefits, charitable grants
- The Variety Club: to provide vital daily items
- Fast Grants: access to smaller amounts of funding for good ideas without the red tape
Help for families with young children
- If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, the Healthy Start scheme can help you buy healthy foods like milk or fruit, or vitamins at Get help to buy food and milk
- You can get free dental products for 3–5 year-olds at Boots stores. Just ask a member of staff for “Jesse” in store
- Emergency essentias for children BBC Children in Need Emergency Essentials Programme - Family Fund Business Services (familyfundservices.co.uk)