Housing and Household Support
Support with utility bills (gas, electric and water)
Get help with your energy bills – government website
You can get help with your energy bills or to top up your prepayment meter. You may also be eligible for benefits, grants and help offered by the government and energy suppliers.
Click here to visit the website: www.gov.uk/get-help-energy-bills
British Gas Energy Trust
British Gas Energy Trust is an independent charity set up to help families and individuals in poverty with a focus on energy debt across England, Scotland and Wales.
Click here to visit the website: www.britishgas.co.uk
Co-Op Energy
What to do if you’re struggling to pay your bills
Click here to visit the website: www,energy.yourcoop.coop/help-resources
EDF energy – Support
Help to pay and manage your bills
Click here to visit the website: www.edfenergy.com/help-support
E-On energy – Support
Are you struggling to pay your bills? We’re here to support and help you get through the tough times in the most cost-effective way.
Click here to visit the website: www.eonnext.com/policies/struggling-to-pay
Find ways to save energy in your home
If you own a property in England or Wales you can get recommendations for home improvements that could make your property cheaper to heat and keep warm.
For each recommendation you can see:
- an estimated cost of making the improvement
- how much you could save on your bills
- next steps if you want to make the improvement
Click here to visit the website: www.gov.uk/improve-energy-efficiency
Local Energy Advice Partnership
The energy and money saving service. LEAP is a free service that is helping people keep warm and reduce their energy bills without costing them any money. See how you can save.
Click here to visit the website: www.applyforleap.org.uk
Octopus Energy
Our support is designed to target those in the greatest need. The families who struggled to afford the bills even before the energy crisis, and those whose health and safety relies on heat and power.
If you’d like to apply, we’ll ask you to fill out some information about your incomings and outgoings so we can better understand your situation.
Then, we’ll offer you advice and support that’s most appropriate for your circumstances from a number of wide-ranging schemes like standing charge holidays, personalised account help, and direct bill support.
Click here to visit the website: www.octopus.energy/blog/bill-support/
OVO Energy – Support
If you’re struggling financially or you’re worried about your energy bills, we’re here to support you. Find out about the different ways we can help here.
Click here to visit the website: www.ovoenergy.com/help
Portsmouth Water
If you have difficulties paying, please don’t delay in contacting us. We can agree a repayment amount that is affordable for you.
Click here to visit the website: www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/customer-services/help-with-my-bills/
Scottish Power
Details on our Hardship Fund that includes eligibility criteria, information on how this can help our customers and how to apply.
If you’re on a lower income and are struggling to pay your energy bills, you may be eligible for the ScottishPower Hardship Fund.
Click here to visit the website: www.scottishpower.co.uk/support-centre/help-paying-your-bill/hardship-fund
Southern Water
We’ve set up the Southern Water Hardship Fund to provide additional assistance to individuals who are experiencing financial difficulty.
Through this fund, we offer three types of assistance:
- A one-off bill reduction (of up to 50%)
- A debt write-off (of up to £2,000)
- A grant towards specific home appliances & furniture (of up to £1,000)
Click here to visit the website: www.southernwater.co.uk/water-for-life/community/customer-and-community-grants/customer-hardship-fund
Supporting You – help with household bills
We’ve launched a new holistic service to support those who are struggling with the cost of living. This is delivered by a dedicated team of trained advisors – our Supporting You team – who are able to support people with a range of challenging issues at once. You can contact the team on supportingyou@chichester.gov.uk or 01243 534860.
Support for your household (other bills and access to services)
Better Housing, Better Health
Better Housing Better Health is here to help keep residents warm and well at home and improve the energy efficiency of their homes.
Click here to visit the website: www.bhbh.org.uk/
Citizens Advice
Advice on a whole range of issues including money, debt, housing, employment, access to food, immigration and families.
Click here to visit the website: www.arunchichestercab.org.uk/getting-advice
Council Tax – information and support
From Chichester District Council
Click here to visit the website: www.chichester.gov.uk/counciltaxinformationandsupport
Environment and Waste – Chichester District Council
Information and support on
- pest control
- antisocial behaviour
- asbestos in your home
Click here to visit the website: www.chichester.gov.uk/article/23405/Environment-and-waste
Little Bundles Chichester and Arun
Providing babies essentials to families in need.
Click here to visit the website: www.nct.org.uk/local-activities-meet-ups/west-sussex-coastal/little-bundles-chichester-and-arun
Ofcom
If you’re having difficulty paying for your phone or broadband service, don’t ignore it. You should speak to your provider as soon as possible to see how they might be able to help you.
There’s a number of things they can offer – one of these is a social tariff, which is a cheaper package available to some customers depending on their circumstances.
Click here to visit the website: www.ofcom.org.uk/news-centre/2021/struggling-to-afford-phone-or-broadband-social-tariff-could-help
Second Chance Chichester
Here at Second Chance Chichester we collect excellent furniture, furnishings and white goods that are no longer needed from offices and residences and give them a second chance in new homes with people who appreciate them. This serves two important purposes:
- We assist people who are on a low income and may have difficulties getting good furniture to make their house a home.
- We prevent good quality items from ending up in landfill, damaging the planet and going to waste
Click here to visit the website: www.secondchancechichester.co.uk
A2 Dominion
Our responsive repairs service is provided by Pyramid Plus in partnership with our new contractor Mears UK. We’re committed to delivering a good quality repair service as quickly as we can.
Click here to visit the website: www.a2dominion.co.uk/services/Repairs
Clarion Housing
Find out how we can support you with condensation, damp and more.
Click here to visit the website: www.myclarionhousing.com
Hyde Housing
Report a repair need
Click here to visit the website: www.hyde-housing.co.uk/tenants/repairs-and-maintenance/report-a-repair
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