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It was great to speak at Manchester United Foundation’s Headteachers Conference at Old Trafford last week and understand more about the great initiatives that the Foundation is planning for the future.

Jude Lomas

College Newsletter Autumn 22

The Link Newsletter - Special Educational Needs and Disability Local Offer

Find resources and services in Trafford to help you and your family make the most of your money. 

Help for households

In September 2022 the Prime Minister announced an Energy Price Guarantee which would see households' annual energy bills regulated to £2,500 per year on average, for the next two years. Please visit the government's Energy bills support factsheet for more on this support.

Trafford Assist is the Council’s local welfare assistance scheme to help residents in short-term acute financial difficulties. You can get emergency help with food, energy and water bills, essential travel expenses, white goods and furniture.

Households on certain low-income benefits, like Universal Credit, Income Support. Tax Credits and Pension Credit, will receive a £650 cost of living payment. This will be paid automatically in two instalments.

Disabled people receiving benefits related to their disability may receive a £150 one-off Disability Cost of Living Payment, paid automatically.

A Pensioner Cost of Living Payment will be paid automatically from November 2022 to households who qualify for the Winter Fuel Payment.

All domestic households will receive a £400 energy rebate through the Energy Bills Support Scheme - your energy supplier will apply this discount to your energy bills for you from October 2022.

Trafford households in Council Tax bands A-D also received a £150 Council Tax energy rebate in April 2022.

Other sources of help

Get help with money matters - this page has information on getting help with debts, making the most of your money, where to get benefits advice and help with energy bills.

Find support with food - food banks and community grocery schemes, plus help available from supermarkets and Free School Meals.

Get help with school uniform costs - including grants to pay for new items of school uniform, or places offering preloved clothes, shoes and kit.

Not what you're looking for?

Find services in Trafford to help with:

• Money, housing and legal matters for families
• Money, housing and legal matters for young people
• Money, housing and legal matters for adults and older people
• Money, housing and legal matters for SEND young people and their parent carers

TBBT makes life more affordable for people on a low income, builds stronger communities and reduces food waste using an innovative and self-sustaining approach to the redistribution of surplus food and non-food items.

TBBT provide weekly groceries at the fraction of the high street prices through their membership scheme. They will try to provide you with some fruit, veg and something for your cupboard and fridge.

A typical order is three shopping bags, one of fridge goods, one of cupboards goods and one full of fruit and veg, this costs £7.50.

They also accept Healthy Start vouchers.

If you would like further information about the membership scheme or you would like to find out where your local Hub is please contact - Mrs Griffin

Alternatively, you can find out further information or to become a member by visiting their website – www.breadbutterthing.org