Support to make the most of your money and find help if you need it.
Brentwood information
- Council tax and benefits advice
- Debt and money advice
- Keeping warm
- Disabled Facilities Grant
- Support for pensioners
Budget planning
Help with energy bills
- British Gas
- Citizens Advice South Essex - free, confidential and impartial advice and campaigns on big issues affecting people's lives
- EDF Energy
- Energy Saving Trust - an independent organisation working to address the climate emergency and provide information and advice on energy efficiency and clean energy solutions
- Money Supermarket
- ofgem - learn about smart meters
- USwitch - consider switching suppliers
Help with broadband bills
- Money Saving Expert - guide to discounted 'social tariffs' for those on certain benefits
- Superfast Essex - help to lower your broadband costs if you are a low-income family
Other useful information
- Christians Against Poverty - provide support to individuals and families to get out of poverty
- Essex County Counci: support for carers
- Essex County Council: cost of living
- Essex Police - report fraud - find out more about fraud, its many types and how you can report it
- Essex Wellbeing Service - Healthy eating on a budget
- Gov.uk: cost of living
- Gov.uk: find free education and childcare
- Gov.uk: Help for Households campaign
- RSPCA - support and advice for looking after your pets