Cost of Living Crisis and Tackling Poverty

In response to the Cost of Living Crisis that began following the pandemic, the council agreed a £2.25m annual cost of living crisis fund to provide financial support to residents who cannot afford essentials to live. This section outlines how you can refer residents for a cost of living fund and how they can refer themselves.

Information on support during the cost of living crisis is available in video, booklet and poster form in multiple languages.

These guides cover topics such as help with food and energy bills, finding a job, where to find warm spaces and general cost of living advice.

These can be viewed, downloaded and shared here.

Advice is available in the following languages:

English
Arabic
Amharic
Lingala
Somali
Swahili
Russian
Farsi
Tigrinya
Ukrainian
Kurdish
Sudanese
Oromo
Sylheti
British Sign Language

Easy Read information cost of living support can be found here.

Last updated: 19 February 2024