The Government should be helping, but instead they are too busy arguing amongst themselves. Too many people face a summer struggling to put food on the table, then a winter in fuel poverty. Labour-led Leeds City council and the third sector are working together, picking up the pieces that the Conservatives have dropped and calling for more help for those in need.*
Here are some places where you can find information and support:
Leeds Money Information Centre https://leeds.gov.uk/leedsmic
LCC Welfare Support https://www.leeds.gov.uk/benefits/help-with-food-and-bills
LCC Community Hub (Yeadon) https://leeds.gov.uk/community-hubs
Leeds Money Buddies https://moneybuddies.org.uk 0113 2350276
StepChange Debt Advice https://stepchange.org 0800 138 1111
Citizens Advice Leeds https://citizensadviceleeds.org.uk 0808 2787878
Leeds City Credit Union https://leedscreditunion.co.uk 0113 242 3343
Groundwork Green Doctor https://groundwork.org.uk/greendoctor/
Worrying about money? https://www.worryingaboutmoney.co.uk/leeds
MSE benefits checker: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/benefits-check/
Minimum wage checker: https://www.gov.uk/am-i-getting-minimum-wage
LCC welfare rights: https://www.leeds.gov.uk/benefits/welfare-rights
LCC help with food and bills: https://www.leeds.gov.uk/benefits/help-with-food-and-bills
Housing and homelessness: https://www.shelter.org.uk/
Healthy start (vouchers for families with young children): https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/
* see the recent white paper for more details
Guiseley & Rawdon Labour 