Local Information

Cost of Living Vouchers
Families that are eligible for free school meals will automatically receive a monthly ‘cost of living’ voucher. The vouchers will be £15 per month, per child. There's a larger payment of £30 for August, to coincide with the school holidays. The vouchers will be paid up to and including October 2022
The vouchers are provided by Edenred, which can be used in all supermarkets for essentials, including clothing.
Find out if someone is eligible for free school meals and help them apply.

Norfolk Assistance Scheme
Norfolk Assistance Scheme (NAS) helps people in financial hardship to pay for their living costs. The scheme can provide emergency financial help, supply essential household goods and furniture and give support, guidance and advice.
People can apply themselves. They will need to complete an application with evidence of their financial situation to show they are eligible for support. For more information and to apply go to:
www.norfolk.gov.uk/NAS

Emergency funding/housing related costs
Local district, borough or city council can offer a wide range of support:

Breckland District Council Community Support hub
Broadland Council and South Norfolk District Council help hub
Great Yarmouth Borough Council residents support
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council support directory
North Norfolk District Council help hub
Norwich City Council services and support

Nourishing Norfolk
Community supermarkets and community fridges offer a long-term solution. They offer a wide range of affordable groceries and enable people to choose the food they would like to buy so they can put together well-balanced, nutritious meals. Norfolk County Council is supporting Norfolk Community Foundation’s Nourishing Norfolk movement to develop 15 food hubs in Norfolk.
Find out more about how people can access foodbanks, community supermarkets and community fridges On Norfolk County Council's website:

Help with food and drink
The Tricky Period and Toiletries to Go
All Norfolk Libraries have free bags of sanitary products and toiletries available to grab and go. They are freely available and there is no need to ask.
More information about what is available is on Norfolk County Council's website:

Tricky Period and Toiletries

Community Learning
Norfolk's Adult Learning service is running:

Budgeting courses such as “beat the bills”.
Cooking courses in conjunction with Community Supermarkets.
Family learning activities in school holidays.

Find out what’s available and book online.

Help with paying water bills
Norfolk County Council is working with Anglian Water to help older, vulnerable residents with their water debts. Anglian Water will be getting in touch with all those on the social tariff who are eligible for support. However, if you know someone of any age who is struggling to pay their water bills please they should contact Anglian Water directly.

Police Information

You can access crime data in your local area through the national police website www.police.uk/pu/your-area/norfolk-constabulary - this link takes you to Norfolk Constabulary’s page where you can then select your local neighbourhood and initial feedback in the survey suggests people find this useful. Crime data is featured in many ways, including an interactive map where you can see what crimes have been reported and where, giving you more detail than before.

You can follow the police Twitter and Facebook accounts which feature updates from local officers on policing activity and see the latest news on the Norfolk Police website (www.norfolk.police.uk).

To find out who your local officer is and how to contact them, visit the Norfolk Police website and search in ‘your area’ and then select ‘Speak to the team’.

You can follow the police Twitter and Facebook accounts which feature updates from local officers on policing activity and see the latest news on the Norfolk Police website (www.norfolk.police.uk).

To find out who your local officer is and how to contact them, visit the Norfolk Police website and search in ‘your area’ and then select ‘Speak to the team’.