Help with Money, Debt and Benefits

Find out which benefits and financial help is available if you are on a low income.

If you do not find anything helpful in this list of services, please look at our 'Find a community service' directory where you can search by location and issue.

• CAP

  Debt counselling services.  Money management courses.  Life skills training courses.

• Citizens Advice: Home energy telephone service

  Information and advice about energy problems, including bills, meters or what to do if you're struggling to pay for energy use.

• Citizens Advice - West Sussex

  Advice on debt, benefits, employment, housing and other legal issues.

• Horsham Debt Advice

  Free impartial advice on how to manage your money and how to deal with your debts and arrears. We can contact creditors on your behalf and try to agree with them repayment plans which you can afford. We can advise you on IVAs and bankruptcy. Office in Horsham.

• Horsham Matters

  This charity provides practical help and support to the community by providing essential food, energy, advice and household essentials. We work with partners to create sustainable solutions to wellbeing. Self referral or referral by partner agency.

• Ten Little Toes baby bank

  Baby bank based in Cowfold, West Sussex, offering support to families and parents in crisis or facing difficult circumstances throughout Sussex.

• Turn2Us

  A national charity providing practical help to people who are struggling financially.

• West Sussex County Council Community Hub emergencies only

  The Community Hub provides residents with individually tailored information, advice and guidance. We help with a range of queries by directing people to local services whilst encouraging those in need to access longer term support and prevent future crisis.

  Open 365 days a year, our team of officers are also able to support with queries and applications linked to the schemes we currently support including the Crisis and Resilience Fund, Homes for Ukraine Scheme & Smoke Free West Sussex.

• West Sussex Energy

  Hints and tips on heating your home and saving energy. Provides householders, frontline works, councillors and health/community workers with advice on local home energy schemes and support services.