Support in Merseyside
A directory of financial support that is available in Merseyside.
Help with energy bills
- West Lancs Household Support Fund
- Sefton Household Support Fund
- St Helens Welfare Assistance Scheme
- Household Support Fund - St Helens Borough Council
- Wirral Emergency Financial Support
- HACT – Energy Hardship Fund
- British Gas Energy Trust
- Simple Energy Advice
- RAISE - Benefits Advice Team
- Citizens Advice - Benefits appeals advice
- Liverpool City Council - Benefits advice and support
- Citizens Advice - Fuel Support
- Entitledto - Benefits Calculator
- Scottish Power Community Hardship Fund
- Ovo Energy
- E.ON Next Energy Fund
- Bulb Energy Fund
- Octopus Energy
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.
- Full list of foodbanks in Liverpool
- Live Well Directory - Liverpool
- Essential support and foodbanks/pantries in Liverpool | The Live Well Directory for Liverpool City Region
- Sefton Household Support Fund
- St Helens Welfare Assistance Scheme
- St Helens - Emergency food parcels
- Wirral Emergency Financial Support
- Gov.uk Search
- Trussell Trust Foodbank Search
- Turn2us
- Feeding Liverpool - Flyer & Feeding Liverpool Website
- The Community Grocery
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.
- NISON St Helens
- Wirral FUSS Birkenhead
Tuesday & Wednesday 10.30 - 1pm. 3 Borough Pavement CH412XX (opposite Lloyds Bank & Home Bargain) - Wirral FUSS Moreton
Wednesday 11 – 1pm. Moreton Methodist Church Pasture Rd/ Maryland Lane CH467TQ (front entrance) - Wirral FUSS Hoylake
Wednesday 9.30 - 12pm. St Luke’s Methodist Church Market Street Hoylake CH472BF (next to Sainsbury’s) - wirralfuss@gmail.com
Phone: 07731 831936 - Gov.uk Search
- Glasspool Charity Trust
Help with rent
Discretionary Housing Payments
- Discretionary Housing Payments - Liverpool City Council
- Application for Discretionary Housing Payments / Exceptional Hardship Funds (sefton.gov.uk)
- Household Support Fund - St Helens Borough Council
- Discretionary housing payments - West Lancashire Borough Council (westlancs.gov.uk)
- Discretionary Housing Payments | www.wirral.gov.uk
- Vicars Relief Fund
Email: vrf@stmartinscharity.org.uk
Phone: 020 3795 5746 (voicemail only)
Help with water bills
Help with white goods
- Lancashire County Council - Essential Household Goods Support Scheme
- St Helens Welfare Assistance Scheme
- Wirral Emergency Financial Support
- Glasspool Charity Trust
- United Utilities Trust Fund
- Tango Haydock - St Helens, low cost furniture
- Teardrops - St Helens, support with accessing furniture
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
- 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
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)