Cost of living
Get help with the cost of living crisis, paying your bills, financial support and more
Access the right support for you
Cost of living help for pensioners
Help if you're pension age
Cost of living help for people with children
Additional cost of living funding for parents
Cost of living help for single people
Help if you live alone
I'm dealing with an emergency
Food and other crisis support
If you are not part of one of the groups listed above, you can see other options for help further down this page.
Help at Christmas
Visit the Help at Christmas page to see what support you can get this festive season.
Find out about all the Government schemes
The Household Support Fund is provided by the Government.
This is part of £842million of additional funding has been made available to help the most vulnerable across England by the Government. In Wokingham Borough we have been given £1million.
Visit the Government's cost of living help pages for more information.
Share information to help others
We've published a cost of living help toolkit, to share with your networks locally to spread the word about help options.
This includes easy to copy words and graphics to share online, posters and more. Check the:
Talk to someone if you need help
Contact Citizens Advice, Wokingham, to find the most appropriate support for your situation. Use the online referral form or call 0808 278 7958, Monday to Friday.
Support options
Money help
Financial support for cost of living
Help for families
Cost of living help for people with children
Bills and home costs
Help with regular payments relating to your home
How to help others
How to help others with the cost of living crisis
Tackling Poverty Strategy
How we're reducing poverty in the area
Help for health during cost of living crisis
Support options and advice
Help with essentials
Get food, crisis support and other advice
Priority services
Help from utility providers if you are vulnerable
Help with food
Crisis and low cost food options
Get energy efficiency items
Free items to help lower your bills
Help at Christmas
Where you can get help this festive season
Removing Barriers Grants
£500 grants for small organisations