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Accessing Food

The Community Wellbeing Hub (CWH) brings together partners that offer support to people who need help with accessing food support. Partners will work together to ensure that the right support is offered to meet the needs of the person and, where necessary, will refer or signpost to other services.

BaNES Welfare Support

The Welfare Support Scheme provide people with short-term financial help in a crisis. The scheme also includes Discretionary Housing payments. The team can help with accessing local food banks, retail vouchers for food and essentials, or referrals to other appropriate food provisions in BaNES. They can also help with certain household bills (including gas, electric, oil, or LRG fuels), as well as Household furniture, carpets, or essential white goods, and removal costs. Help may be available to pay for school uniforms and essential clothing in certain situations (for example, interviews or recent release from prison). Support is available with Council Tax debt, Rent in advance to secure a tenancy, Rent arrears as a Discretionary Housing Payment or from the Welfare Support budget (if you are not eligible for a Discretionary Housing Payment.

Healthy Lifestyles Team (HCRG Care Group)

HCRG Care Group's Healthy Lifestyles Team provides support for people to help them find sustainable food options and access to foodbank, food clubs. They also provide advice and support regarding adult and children's health weight, run expert diabetes courses, including parenting courses to help with fussy eaters and meal planning.

Live Well B&NES (Council)

Live Well B&NES provides impartial information and signposting to many services, groups and organisations across the Bath & North East Somerset area. The site is split into three areas of need, providing support to adults to continue living independently, information to support young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities and parenting support to families including Ofsted registered childcare. See B&NES Food Support directory. Plus Food information and signposting within Cost of living support, and Meals for adults directory giving food and meal options and support in B&NES.