UPDATED 17th Jan: Cost of living help this winter

Free Financial Wellbeing Sessions

Enable East are currently offering free sessions to help you tackle the cost of living crisis. Split into workshops that look at budgeting, good financial practice and looking after your wellbeing, we are aiming to help people build positive relationships with money. Our course is designed to help you find ways to save and conserve, and to give you the skills to cope when it all gets a bit too much.

Click here to download a flyer with more information (639.51kB)

Food Banks and Warm Hubs

Warm Welcome Spaces are opening their doors to local communities, offering everyone a free, warm, welcoming and friendly space. Why not explore your local Warm Welcome Space, it’s a great place to connect with your community and to make new friends.

Download a list of Warm Hubs and Food Banks located around Castle Point (443.90kB)

Council Tax, Rent and Household Bills

Cost of living is a worry for a lot of people across the UK right now and many are looking for ways to help with managing costs. You may be worried about your energy bills, paying your Council Tax or want a better way to manage your finances.

Castle Point Borough Council website brings together a range of tools and associations that are above to help with financial pressures such as Council Tax, Rent and Household bills. Click the button below to find out more.

Help for people struggling with energy bills

We are pleased to inform you about a new pan-county service (covering Essex, Southend and Thurrock) which the Citizens Advice Essex consortium has recently launched. Funded by UK Power Networks and provided by the Citizens Advice Essex consortium, the service provides practical advice and support for those experiencing fuel poverty. If you are on a low income, are in debt with your energy provider, or use a pre-payment meter, you may be in fuel poverty and could benefit from this service.

Energy Advice

You may have high heating costs as a result of a health condition, poor insulation, or worried about your utility provider and escalating costs to heat and light your home. You may be on a low income.

All of these things can mean that people cut back on their heating use, or get into serious arrears with their supplier or cut back in other areas – such as food or essentials. None of these consequences are good for your physical, financial, or emotional wellbeing.

Essex Warm Homes is here to help.

Staffed by experienced, professional advisers, based in local Citizens Advice offices around Essex, our service is resourced by the Warm Homes Fund.