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Help is at hand for Nottingham residents facing cost of living crisis

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No one should have to make the choice between eating and heating; no parent should have to watch their children miss meals because their cupboard is bare; no worker should have to put in 50 to 60 hour weeks, working multiple jobs, just to scrape by. But sadly, with rocketing inflation, energy bills and other pressures, that is the stark choice many face this winter.

We know that many Nottingham households were already struggling and that the cost of living crisis is going to hit them hard. So, today we are launching an information campaign, to raise awareness of the money advice and guidance available as winter approaches and the cost of living crisis bites.

Please know that you are not alone and that help is at hand. Nottingham people will support each other too through this crisis ? just like we did during the worst of Covid ? so pass on this information to friends and family. It could make a real difference.

I?d like to thank the members of the Nottingham Financial Resilience Partnership [ [link removed] ] for supporting this campaign.


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Simple steps to help manage household finances

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You can visit the Ask Lion website to access a useful one-stop-shop www.asklion.co.uk/money [ [link removed] ] that pulls together simple steps everyone can take to help manage their finances, such as:


* Taking control of your household spending with a budget plan, using free budgeting tools at asklion.co.uk/budgeting [ [link removed] ]
* Tips for reducing and prioritising your bills at asklion.co.uk/bills [ [link removed] ]
* Checking the benefits you?re entitled to, using the Benefits Calculator tool at asklion.co.uk/benefits [ [link removed] ]
* Finding places which offer cheap food, including community supermarkets, social eating projects and food banks at asklion.co.uk/food [ [link removed] ]
* Saving whenever possible ? perhaps with the Notts and Lincs Credit Union nottsandlincscu.co.uk [ [link removed] ]
* Free or discounted public transport in Nottingham with Concessionary Travel Passes or other travel discount schemes at asklion.co.uk/travel [ [link removed] ]
* Benefits for children including free childcare, Healthy Start Vouchers and free school meals can be found at asklion.co.uk/benefits [ [link removed] ].

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Help and support available for anyone struggling

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The Ask Lion website [ [link removed] ] also signposts people to a wide range of support agencies providing free and confidential advice with more complex issues.

Debt advice services can provide guidance on issues such as arranging temporary payment holidays, debt consolidation options, managing bills, dealing with bailiffs and debt management companies. These include StepChange Debt Charity (www.stepchange.org [ [link removed] ]), National Debtline (www.nationaldebtline.org [ [link removed] ]) as well as local advisers available through www.asklion.co.uk/debt [ [link removed] ]

Anyone struggling to pay their rent or mortgage should speak to their landlord or mortgage lender in the first instance. However information about housing support including Housing Aid, Tenancy Advice and Discretionary Housing Payments is available at www.asklion.co.uk/housing [ [link removed] ]

Mental health support is also available through www.asklion.co.uk/mentalhealth [ [link removed] ] with a directory of local support services, emergency helplines and online resources.

While a lot of information is available online, it?s recognised that not everyone has access to the internet. Therefore all Nottingham City Libraries provide free access to computers with an internet connection, and free access to wi-fi from personal devices.


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