Help with financial hardship
Support available from Bury Council
For full details of all support available visit: bury.gov.uk/hardshiphelp
For immediate financial help from Bury Council visit: bury.gov.uk/adviceandbenefits
If your household has a low income and you are struggling with your finances, support is available:
- Extra financial help may be available to help towards your rent and Council Tax
- The Household Support Fund can provide one-off payments for food, fuel, repairs, school uniforms and clothing and other essential winter provisions
- We can provide food and fuel vouchers as well as emergency food parcels
- A confidential benefits checker to make sure you are receiving all the benefits you are entitled to
For further information about support available from Bury Council, visit:
0161 253 5858
If you are a Six Town Housing tenant, you can talk through your support options by calling:
0161 686 8000
Bury and Bolton Citizens Advice Borough
Bury and Bolton Citizens Advice Bureau provide tailored advice to your individual needs with support including:
A benefit check, to ensure you are receiving everything you are entitled to and explore if there are any grants or discretionary funds available to you. For further information on benefits, tax credits and Universal Credit which you may be entitled to, a free online calculator is available at: entitledto.co.uk.
Debt advice, including money management and how to deal with priority payments.
Freephone Adviceline:
0808 278 7804 available Monday to Friday between 10am and 4pm.
Video drop-in service available: cabb.org.uk/video-advice/.
