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What is the Cost of Living Crisis?
It is a difficult time for everybody right now. The rising cost of everything, from groceries to utilities, has been making, and continues to make it difficult to make ends meet.
This has been referred to as a ‘Cost of Living Crisis’. While the peak of the cost of living crisis has passed, many people are still facing difficulty as overall prices remain significantly higher than before the crisis began.
This does not mean that you have to be ‘in crisis’ to admit you’re struggling, and it affects all of us, not just the lowest earners.
Take a look at the support we’ve pulled together, there might be something here that helps you get through it – and keep checking back, we add new content regularly.
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Find a Warm Space
Across Bradford District there are Warm Spaces – venues where people can gather for free in a safe, friendly place and maybe enjoy a drink and some company,
The network of Warm Spaces is made up of libraries, community centres, church halls, sports clubs and other places open to anyone struggling with the rise in the cost of living. Warm Spaces are totally free to use and are open to everyone.
News & Events
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A New Fund, A New Approach: Moving from the Household Support Fund to the Crisis and Resilience Fund.
The Household Support Fund is coming to an end as of 31 March 2026. Funded by the UK Government and distributed through the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to local councils, it provided non-repayable grants to help vulnerable households cover essentials such as food, energy and water bills. If you have been relying on this…
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Avoid Holiday Childcare Costs: Sign Up for Tax-Free Childcare
49,800 families in Yorkshire and the Humber avoid the Hallowe’en chills by using Tax-Free Childcare Working families are encouraged to sign up to Tax-Free Childcare ahead of the spooky school holidays to avoid tricky childcare bills as latest figures from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) show 49,805 families in Yorkshire and the Humber got a…