Financial inclusion

We are committed to supporting you to live well in your home. This means helping you to access affordable food, furniture and school uniforms that can improve your standard of living. 

Cost of living support

Support to help people with the cost of living.

Debt advice

If you need debt advice please contact Citizens Advice Sutton on 020 3463 1913 or email debtadvice@citizensadvicesutton.org.uk. Their team of specialist, expert debt advisers can provide the full range of debt advice services, including Debt Relief Orders. Please note, this phone number is only for debt advice only – if you need advice on other issues please call their main number on 020 8405 3552 Monday to Friday 9am–5pm.

You can also visit our support with debt webpage for more information.

Free school uniform (Sutton Community Uniform Shop)

We all know how quickly children grow out of school uniforms and how expensive it can be to buy them.

Sutton Community Services have set up a free school uniform shop (for children aged 4-18 years) that covers most Sutton schools (depending on donations). There is no criteria and the shop is open to all families who live in the London Borough of Sutton who may be experiencing difficulties buying school uniforms. 

For more information please email suttoncommunityuniform@sutton.gov.uk or call 020 8770 6000.

Food and household items

If you are an SHP resident and struggling financially, the St Helier Community Food Shop can support you to access affordable food and targeted support. 

For £3 a week you can receive approximately £15 worth of food and household essentials, including meat, poultry, fresh fruit and vegetables, long-life packets and tin foods.

Sign up to become a member of the St Helier Community Food Shop

Get help to buy food and milk

If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, you may be entitled to get help to buy healthy food and milk through the NHS Healthy Start scheme.

If you’re eligible, you’ll be sent a Healthy Start card with money on it that you can use in some UK shops. They will add your benefit onto this card every 4 weeks.