Financial Hardship Support

This page provides access to financial hardship support pages.

Please email the school to set up a confidential meeting with the headteacher to discuss any financial concerns you may have. There are many ways that the school can support you, so please get in touch.

Useful Links

Money Helper MoneyHelper joins up money and pensions guidance to make it quicker and easier to find the right help, MoneyHelper brings together the support and services of three government-backed financial guidance providers: the Money Advice Service, the Pensions Advisory Service and Pension Wise.

Help for households With rising energy prices and general cost of living increases, it is useful to know that the government is offering cost of living support. Follow this link to see what support you are eligible for.

Check benefits and financial support you can get. Find out what support you might be able to get to help with your living costs. You can get benefits and other financial support if you're eligible.

Cost of living payments Guidance on getting extra payments to help with the cost of living if you're entitled to certain benefits or tax credits.

Pet Care: PDSA If you are receiving benefits and live within the postcode catchment area of one of our Pet Hospitals or Pet Care Scheme practices you should be eligible for our help. We offer a range of different services to household pets. The support we are able to provide eligible owners will depend on what benefits you are receiving and where you live.

Money Saving Expert The site's dedicated to cutting your bills and fighting your corner with journalistic research, cutting-edge tools and a massive community – all focused on finding deals, saving cash and campaigning for financial justice. The average person in the UK can give themselves the equivalent of a 25% pay rise by being an active, savvy consumer and shifting to the very best deals. This site's here to show you how.

Better Housing, Better Health A service supporting residents to keep warm, stay safe & live well in their homes.

Turn2Us Use the Benefits Calculator to see what benefits you can claim. Take 10 minutes to see if you can get help from charitable grants.

StepChange StepChange offers a wide range of debt solutions and services. You can access free, no obligation and confidential advice for anyone struggling to re-structure their current finances.

Best Before Cafe Their mission is to rescue food from supermarkets to share with our community. All the food they don't use on the day is offered to customers on a Pay as you feel basis. The cafe will have a display of groceries that we have rescued from Lidl, Waitrose, Morrisons and Tesco. Everyone can take what they need in return for donations of money, time or skills.

Food Rescue Based in Hitchin, this is a food boutique where unsold food, otherwise destined for destruction, is rescued and diverted from the bin, and offered to the community. Uncooked food is recovered from local food-based businesses and is offered on a pay-as-you-feel (PAYF) basis making it accessible and encouraged to all members of the community.