Cost of Living Support

Information about cost-of-living support.

This page has information about help with the cost of living.

The Together Leeds website gives advice and support for people who are finding things hard because prices have gone up.

The website also has a map that shows where warm spaces are. Warm spaces are places you can go to keep warm and feel welcome.

Click here to visit the Together Leeds website.

Cost of Living Support

Healthy Holidays

About Healthy Holidays

The Healthy Holidays Programme helps children and young people during school holidays. It aims to stop hunger, loneliness and boredom.

Who the programme is for

The programme is mainly for children at primary and secondary school who get free school meals because of family income. Children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) can also join.

Most children in the programme get free school meals, but some places are for children who need extra support for other reasons.

The programme runs in end-of-term holidays, not in half-term breaks.

What Health Holidays offer

Children and young people can take part in fun and interesting activities. These activities help build confidence, wellbeing and learning.

Each session includes:

  • 60 minutes of physical activity
  • A hot, healthy meal
  • Nutrition advice for children and families
  • Information and support for families

Activities may include:

  • Arts and crafts
  • Sports and games
  • Gardening and outdoor crafts
  • Cooking
  • Digital creativity

Who runs Healthy Holidays

Healthy Holidays works with Leeds Community Foundation, schools, Leeds City Council and local organisations. Activities take place in schools, community hubs and other venues across Leeds.

Find out more

Visit the Leeds Healthy Holidays website

Contact details

Email: healthyholidays@leeds.gov.uk
 

Energy and Water

If someone is finding it hard to pay their energy bill, they should contact their energy provider as soon as possible. The provider can give advice and may have schemes to help, depending on the situation.

Extra support

Other organisations can help people apply for schemes or benefits they might get. These include:

  • Warm home discount.
  • Cold weather payments.
  • Winter fuel payment

For more information about these and other benefits, visit: www.gov.uk/browse/benefits/low-income

Services in Leeds, offering free, confidential and impartial advice on energy bills and utilities.

Green Doctor
Telephone: 0113 238 0601
Email: greendoctorleeds@groundwork.org.uk
Website: www.groundwork.org.uk/services/green-doctor/


Money Buddies Energy Plus Service
Telephone: 0113 235 0276
Email: admin@egac.org
Website: www.moneybuddies.org.uk/services


Citizens Advice Leeds Energy Affordability Helpline
Telephone: 0800 448 0721
Website: www.citizensadviceleeds.org.uk/energy-bills


Scope Disability Energy Support
Telephone: 0808 800 3333
Email: disability.energysupport@scope.org.uk
Website: www.scope.org.uk/disability-energy-support
 

Benefits, Council Tax and Housing

Support about Benefits, Council Tax and Housing

DWP Universal Credit
0800 328 5644

Job centre enquiry line
0800 169 0190

Leeds City Council

Help with benefits
0113 376 0452

Council Tax
0113 222 4404

Housing (Council tenancies)
0800 188 4000

Homeless or at risk?
0113 222 4412


Leeds Domestic Violence Service

Womens Aid
Telephone: 0113 246 0401
Email: administrationleeds@womensaid.org.uk


Emergency assistance

Local Welfare Support Scheme
0113 376 0330

You can find contact details and language support for all services at: www.leedsmic.org.uk
 

Debt or money advice

Useful numbers for key services in Leeds providing debt and money advice:
 

Services providing debt and money advice


Better Leeds Communities
Telephone: 0113 2754142
Email: advice@betterleeds.org.uk

Citizens Advice Leeds
Telephone: 0808 278 7878

Citizens Advice Consumer Service
Telephone: 0808 223 1133

Chapeltown Citizens Advice
Telephone: 0113 223 4400

Ebor Gardens Advice Centre and Money Buddies
Telephone: 0113 235 0276
Email: admin@egac.org

Shelter
Telephone: 0300 330 1234
Email: info@shelter.org.uk

Step Change Debt Charity
Telephone: 0800 138 1111

St Vincents Support Centre
Telephone: 0113 248 4126
Email: hello@svp.org.uk


Money Services

Leeds Credit Union
Telephone: 0113 242 3343
Email: services@leedscitycreditunion.co.uk


Further details on these services and more available at www.leedsmic.org.uk
 

Energy cost calculator

GoCompare have developed an interactive energy cost calculator tool for you to find out how much something costs you to run. 

Use the calculator below to pick the appliances you want to compare and select how long they’ll be in use for.

https://www.gocompare.com/gas-and-electricity/guide/energy-calculator/