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Manchester Community Hub   

The Manchester Community Hub has been established by local organisations to provide support for the most vulnerable people in the area.

It can support people who do not have any other way of sourcing food and medical supplies. They are also helping vulnerable residents to access hardship grants.

Please only contact the hub if you require help accessing food or medical supplies and have no other means of doing this. 

Call them on 0800 234 6123 Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 5:30pm.

 

 

Council Tax Support

You can submit an application for Council Tax council tax support / reduction online which is a benefit in place to help those on low income/benefits cover their council tax bill.

If you are making a new claim for Universal Credit, Manchester City Council will treat your claim as Council Tax Support as long as you say you want to claim council tax support at the same time. If your Universal Credit claim is refused, you will then have to make a separate claim for council tax support.

Find out more and claim support here.

Manchester City Council Local Welfare Provision

You can apply for a cash grant of between £30 and £60 if you are in a crisis or have an emergency that it outside of your control.

This scheme can help residents with:

  • A safety net in a disaster or emergency, including in some circumstances, help towards fuel, food and other living expenses
  • Vulnerable people to set up a new home by the provision of goods and furniture
  • Practical support to enable independent living in the community

Apply online here. 

Manchester Citizens Advice

Manchester Citizens Advice provide free, confidential and impartial advice to residents of Manchester City. You can go to them with all sorts of issues such as money, benefit, housing or employment issues.

All of their face to face services are now closed to the public but they have allocated more staff to email and telephone advice.

They are available Monday to Friday 9:30am to 5pm.

Call them on 03444 111 222.

Help with food costs while schools are closed

If your child normally receives free school meals, you will be entitled to receive the contribution towards a lunchtime meal (£2 a day and £10 a week) for each school child or young person in your household.

 

Apply and find out more information here.

 

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