Joblot Homestart Packages are a low-cost way to get the furniture you need to set up a home when you are on benefits or have been refused benefits.

Any professional who knows you can ask for a joblot homestart package for you. Code Your Future can refer enrolled trainees - just email pastoral@codeyourfuture.io

Refurbished, warranty-covered computers, laptops, phones, and tablets for Manchester residents on a low income. (Documentation is required.)

Social tariffs are cheaper broadband and phone packages for people claiming Universal Credit, Pension Credit and some other benefits. Some providers call them ‘essential’ or ‘basic’ broadband.

They’re delivered in the same way as normal packages, just at a lower price. You can stay on this tariff even if you have to stop studying with us.

In particular:

Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount Card

50% discount on selected rail tickets.

Freedom Pass (London)

Free travel for some disabled people.

National Entitlement Card (Scotland)

Concessions per council

Young Persons Railcards

33% off up to age 30!

Disabled Persons Railcard

33% off all rail tickets.

Refugee Survival Trust provide refugees and people seeking asylum with practical support, helps build connections between people and campaigns for change. Some of the support provided includes:

• Financial assistance to refugees and people seeking asylum in Scotland who are facing extreme poverty and homelessness.
• Accommodation service filling a crucial support gap for people seeking safety in Scotland through the asylum system, who have become homeless and have lost their entitlement to support.
• Travel expenses for new or expectant mothers

The Refuweegee Shop is a place for you to browse and select items for you and your family. You can collect clothing, household items, entertainment items, food and toiletries - free of charge.

The Refuweegee Shop is open to everyone - one person per appointment only. You must book an appointment to visit the shop.

E-mail: enquiries@refuweegee.co.uk

Phone: 0141 401 0756

We refer people to specialist services for health, welfare and psychological support as well as to foodbanks, hot food places and community support groups. We also hold social groups and activities which gives our clients an opportunity to interact and socialise.

Make an appointment for this service: 0808 196 7274

Food Club

If you’re having to make impossible choices between paying a bill or putting a meal on the table, or simply struggling to make ends meet, Mustard Tree’s Food Club could help.

Join Mustard Tree as a client and for just £3.00 you can purchase up to 10 items, including vegetables, fridge items, meat and fish.

To join Mustard Tree you just need to pop into any of our shops with proof of benefits or low income, ask another organisation to refer you, or give us a call on 0161 850 2282 to book an appointment to come in and see one of the team. You can also email us on referrals@mustardtree.org.uk.

Practical advice and support, pastoral care, emergency provision, food, laundry and shower.

What we offer

We provide the following support:

• Pastoral care
• Cold and hot food
• Referrals to other specialist services including legal advice
• Health access
• Signposting to and support for accessing shelter and hosting schemes
• Shower and laundry
• ESOL classes
• Psychosocial activities including workshops in photography, art and music so the clients can learn new skills and develop a way of reconnecting with themselves

Who it’s for

• Asylum seekers or refused asylum seekers who are destitute
• Vulnerable and homeless asylum seekers who have lost contact with their asylum application and have no legal representation