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Turn 2 Us offers financial support - including a benefits calculator and a grant search facility.  They also have resources explaining benefits and grants.

Debt, personal budgeting and credit advice

Help with prescriptions, dental charges sight related costs, travelling for treatment and more. How much help you get depends on your weekly income and necessary outgoings, plus any savings or investments you have at the time you apply.

Money Helper service proving free and impartial money and pensions guidance for people. Support to prioritise bills and payments and advice to avoid missing payments. Advice to help incomes go further as well as around redundancy and self-employed rights.

Universal Credit Online

Newquay Foodbank provides emergency food, furniture, crisis grants, support and signposting to local people in crisis need. We are part of The Trussell Trust network of foodbanks, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK. They have foodbanks in St Columb Minor, St Columb Major and Newquay, and cover all of the surrounding rural villages.

Online benefits calculator

A charity helping local families in crisis. Offers food and advice and signposting to other organisations that can help with housing, debt, refuge, addiction, mental health etc.

Cornwall VSF have collated a raft of sources of hardship grants, for individuals and families who are struggling with debt, and money worries.

Support with improving your bill paying and budgets, applying for and managing benefits, housing

Citizens Advice is a charity providing free, independent and confidential advice on a wide range of subjects for everyone in the community. Advice on benefits, debt, consumer issues, work, housing, law and much more

Debt, Universal Credit, Housing, Law, Family Issues, Immigration. Gives people the knowledge and confidence to find a way forward.