Financial Wellbeing Advice and Support
Staff Benefits understand maintaining good financial wellbeing is important. To help you get on top, we have compiled a wealth of information from local councils, food banks, debt help charity's and more to help guide and support you on your financial wellbeing journey.
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Get Help With Debt
Take the first step towards a debt free future, the below partners and charities are here to help.
Step Change Debt Charity
A team of debt experts helping 620,000 people a year to deal with their debt problems. With 25 years' experience, you can be confident that we can provide the advice and support you need to achieve long-term financial control.
We offer free debt advice that is based on a comprehensive assessment of your situation. We'll then provide practical help and support for however long it’s needed.
Click here to visit the Step Change Website
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Leeds Credit Union
Leeds Credit Union also offer debt consolidation as well as impartial advice. Loans can be deducted directly from your salary.
Click here to visit our dedicated page on Leeds Credit Union
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Pay Plan
Free Debt Help and Free Debt management plans. One of the UK’s leading free debt advice providers, we offer trusted, expert help & advice to anyone struggling with multiple debts. Since 1992, we’ve helped over 1 million people take control of their finances.
Click here to visit the Pay Plan website
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Financial Support for York Residents
Advice York is a partnership of advice agencies in York who offer free, independent, impartial, confidential advice in areas of social welfare law, including welfare benefits, debt, housing and employment; working together so that people have access to the free, independent, quality services that they need, Advice York is hosted by City of York Council but is an independent partnership.
Click here to view the local financial scheme overview document
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York Talk Money
With the continuing increases in the cost of living and higher fuel bills already with us, money is going to be tight for many. To support people through this worrying time, a partnership of money experts have come together to promote an advice and information service, activities, events and signposting to resources.
This includes advice and support from their partners, impartial organisations including City of York Council, the Government, Citizens Advice, Stop Loan Sharks and Community First Credit Union.
Click here to visit the York Talk Money website
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Support from Local Councils
Are you entitled to any benefits or support from your local council? Find out using the links below.
Benefits Calculator
Click here and check to see if you're entitled to any benefits using this free calculator.
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York City Council
If your a York resident, check out the links below to see if your eligible for any support from York City Council.
Click here for information, advice and eligibility criteria for Housing Benefits
Click here for information, advice and eligibility criteria for Council Tax Support
Click here for information on the York Financial Assistance Scheme
Click here for more financial wellbeing advice and support with the cost of living for York Residents.
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North Yorkshire Council
If your a Scarborough, Selby or Malton resident, check out the links below to see if your eligible for any support from North Yorkshire Council.
Click here for information, advice and eligibility criteria for Housing Benefits
Click here for information, advice and eligibility criteria for Council Tax Support
Click here for information on the Household Support Fund
Click here for information on the Local Assistance Fund
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East Riding Council
If your a Bridlington resident, check out the links below to see if your eligible for any support from East Riding Council.
Click here for information, advice and eligibility criteria for Council Tax
Click here for information, advice and eligibility criteria for Support for low income households or tenants
Click here for information and help with household bills
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Hull City Council
If your a Hull resident, check out the links below to see if your eligible for any support from Hull City Council.
Click here for information, advice and cost of living support
Click here for information, advice and eligibility criteria for Council Tax discounts and disregards
Click here for information, advice and eligibility criteria for Housing Benefits
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Local Food Banks
Below are is a list of food banks local to York, Scarborough, Bridlington, Selby, Malton and Hull.
York Food Banks
- Scarcroft, Collective Sharehouse, Tuesdays and Fridays, 9:15 -11am, Wednesdays 5 -6pm, Clements Hall, Nunthorpe Road YO23 1BW
- City Centre, I Am Reusable, Monday –Tuesday, Thursday –Sunday 10am till 5pm, 45 Aldborough Way, YO26 4UX (Off Leeman Road)
- Tang Hall, Wednesdays, 11am -12:30pm, Tang Hall Community Centre, Fifth Avenue, YO31 0UG
- Clifton, Luke’s Larder, Wednesday, 12:30 -13:30pm, St Luke’s Church Hall, Burton Stone Lane, YO30 6DG
- Acomb, Lidgett Grove, Tuesdays and Fridays, 9am onwards, Lidgett Methodist Church, Wheatlands Grove, YO26 5NH
- Clifton, York Travellers Trust, Thursdays 10:30am till 12:30pm, 20 Faisgrave Cresent, Clifton, YO30 7AZ
- The Groves, Door 84 Youth and Community Centre. Friday, 11am -1pm Pay as you feel café, advice and support and community food bank. Lowther Street, The Groves, YO31 7LX
- Haxby Foodshare Project, Wednesdays, 11am till 1:30pm, Fridays 12:20 -2pm, Haxby Memorial Hall, 16 The Village, YO32 3HT, Contact 07989193758
Click here for a list of several food banks local to York
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Scarborough Food Banks
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Malton Food Banks
- Ryedale Community Foodbank. 7A Howe Road, Norton, Malton, YO17 9BH. Email general@ryedalecommunityfoodbank.co.uk, Opening Times: Wednesday 10 -12am, Friday AM (Deliveries only)
- Hungate Centre, Hungate, Pickering, YO18 7DG. Tel: 07956 403899. Opening Times: Thursdays 4 -6pm
- Kirbymoorside Methodist Church School, Piercy End, Kirkbymoorside, YO62 6DQ Opening Times: Thursdays 09:30 - 11:30am
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Bridlington Food Banks
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Selby Food Banks
- Selby and District foodbank. Click here for more information.
- Selby Community Fridge, Community House, Portholme Road, Selby, YO8 4QQ, Monday’s 12-3, Wednesday’s 2-5 and
Fridays 12-4
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Hull Food Banks
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Pension's
Learn more about your pension using the links below
The Money and Pensions Service
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is an arm’s-length body sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, established at the beginning of 2019, and also engages with HM Treasury on policy matters relating to financial capability and debt advice.
Click here to visit The Money and Pensions Service website
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Understanding your NHS Pension
The NHS Pension Scheme annual allowance (AA) and tax ready reckoner is designed to help staff understand the benefits they are building up in the scheme and their annual allowance liability.
The ready reckoner will provide members of the NHS Pension Scheme with a broad insight into their AA position, including whether or not the tapered AA may apply to their circumstances. It will also provide an estimated breakdown of the total annual cost of scheme membership and estimate how much their NHS pension is projected to increase by.
Click here to access the NHS Employers ready reckoner
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More Support
Can't find what your looking for above? Check out the below for more advice and support.
Are you Gamble Aware?
Be Gamble Aware
Are you or someone you love suffering from a gambling addiction? Get information, support and advice through Be Gamble Aware.
Click here to visit the BeGambleAware website
Important Notice
We try to keep our links as updated as possible, if you have any issues accessing the above, please let us know.
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