Money matters

Sprouts Community Food Charity is local charity, dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of our community.

At St Michael & All Angels, Norton Food Bank, we run a food bank in conjunction with the Trussell Trust. This runs every Monday and Friday between 12:30pm and 2:30pm.

Hundreds of thousands of people come to us for help every year. Some are at crisis point and many don't see a way out. We help them find a way out of their debt problems.

Stockton and District Advice and Information Service provides free, confidential, independent and impartial advice.

At Stockton Hope Community Larder (formerly known as St Andrew's Church food bank) we run a food bank every Wednesday between 11:00am and 1:00pm.

People living across the Borough can get healthy food they can afford thanks to the Stockton-on-Tees Food Power Network (SFPN).

Student Finance England is a service allowing full-time higher education students from England to apply for finance online. It also lets parents and partners of students support an application online.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Visiting Team can visit you at home to help you with your benefit claim.

The Sure Start Maternity Grant is a one-off payment of £500 that you could get to help towards the cost of maternity and baby items. The grant is tax free and you don't have to repay it.

Tax Help for Older People is a charity service providing free, independent and expert help for older people on low incomes who cannot afford to pay for professional tax advice. With over 420 volunteers and a national call centre, they can help, wherever you are in the UK.