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