SOCIAL & FINANCIAL SUPPORT

There is a range of support available from local and national organisations, to help during difficult situations.
Everyone has a right to access information on help and support available:
Below is a list of local charities and incentives available locally:

Money advice, emergency financial situations and help with benefits

 

Financial support and advice:

  • Money advice and benefits help
  • Havering Emergency Financial Assistance Scheme
  • Food banks addresses

Visit London Borough of Havering: Emergency help | Money advice and benefits help | The London Borough Of Havering  

Get help with the cost of living

If you don’t have enough money to live on, you might be able to get help to afford essentials like bills and food, including:

  • Help with essential costs
  • Help with energy bills, rent, council tax and other bills
  • Help paying for food, with health costs, travel costs
  • Help with your energy and water if you're disabled
  • Help if you have children or are pregnant

For more information and eligibility, please visit Citizens Advice website: 

Get help with the cost of living - Citizens Advice

Support with cost of travel

There is a range of support to help with the cost of travel:

  • For information on support with travel cost of attending NHS hospital appoitments under the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS) available on NHS website, please visit:

Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS) - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

  • For information on Blue Badge, Disabled Freedom Pass or Older Persons Freedom Pass and other support, please visit the London Borough of Havering website:

Apply for or renew a Blue Badge | Help with travel | The London Borough Of Havering

MEDICAL EVIDENCE: Please note your GP should NOT be asked for specific information for your mobility application and an appointment should not be made solely for the purpose of obtaining medical letters/reports for your application, but you should provide existing documentation in line with your routine medical appointments.

For information on acceptable documents please visit: Blue Badge Scheme Havering Guidance

You may also want to use NHS Account to obtain medical records, to access your NHS account visit: Log in - NHS App Online (service.nhs.uk)