Help with Cost of Living

Sources of Support: Debt and Money Management

Central Government guidance, benefits and support:

• Cost of living payment
• Pensioner cost of living payment
• Help for households
• Winter fuel payments

Local Government: Cambridge City Council

• Household support fund
• Household support fund application form

Christians Against Poverty (CAP) - debt counselling and wide-ranging advice

• Debt help
• Money and debt advice

Other

• Support with water bills
• Cambridge Money Advice Centre
• Citizens Advice Service, Cambridge

Sources of Support for homelessness

• Wintercomfort - Overstream House, Victoria Avenue
• Jimmy’s Cambridge - 1 East Road, 01223 576085
• Cambridge Street Outreach - 01223 366292
• Hope Into Action (non-emergency accommodation)

Other specific support services

• Centre 33 – support for under-25s - 03334 141809
• Samaritans - 4 Emmanuel Road, CB1 1JW  Freefone: 116123
• Cambridge Women’s Aid - 01223 361214

Foodbank locations

• St Paul’s Church, Hills Road (Monday 16:00-17:30, Friday 14:30-16:30)
• Cambourne Distribution Centre (Thursday 10:00-12:00)
• Church of the Good Shepherd, Arbury (Thursday 11:00-13:00)
• C3 Centre, by the big Sainsburys (Friday 10:30-13:00)
• Chesterton Methodist Church, Green End Road (Tuesday 10:00-12:00)
• Christ Church Trumpington Church Centre (Thursday 14:30-16:00)
• Northstowe Secondary College (13:30-15:30)
• OLEM Church, Hills Rd (Wednesday 10:00-12:00)