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Citizens Advice

Citizens Advice are open to the public and can provide a huge amount of advice and practical help across a whole range of subjects from benefits advice, rights in work and debt advice.
Support: Childcare Support | Financial support | Food support | Help with energy bills | Practical support
Disabled People | Family | Older People | Working Age
Open:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Time:
Mon to Fri 9am to 3pm (phone line open 10am until 1pm)
58 Sankey St, Warrington WA1 1SB, UK
0300 3309 091 | | Visit the website - https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/

Free school meals

You may be able to get free schools meals for you child if you already receive benefits.
Support: Childcare Support
Family
Time:
During school hours
Visit the website - https://www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals

Funded childcare places - 2 year olds

Childcare schemes with free childcare hours, depending on the age of your child and your circumstances
Support: Childcare Support
Family
Visit the website - https://admissions.warrington.gov.uk/CitizenPortal_LIVE/en

Funded childcare places - 3 & 4 year olds

Funded childcare places for 3 and 4 year olds across the school year.
Support: Childcare Support
Family
0300 123 4097 | Visit the website - https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

Funded childcare places - Disability access fund

Disability access fund for your childcare provider
Support: Childcare Support
Disabled People | Family
Visit the website - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-business-sustainability-guides-for-providers/extra-sources-of-income-for-early-years-providers#disability-access-fund-daf

Funded childcare places - Wraparound childcare (military parents)

There are a number of schemes that are available which can help you with the cost of childcare.

Funded childcare places

Support: Childcare Support
Family
Time:
Website
Visit the website - https://nff.org.uk/childcare/

Healthy start vouchers (NHS)

If your application is successful, you receive a healthy start card, which allows you to buy milk, vegetables, formula milk or vitamins. The NHS add money to your healthy start card every 4 weeks (£8.50 per child under 1 year old, £4.25 per child between 1 and 4 years old).
Support: Childcare Support | Food support
Family
Time:
Website
Visit the website - https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/

Holiday activities and food (HAF) programme

Holiday Activity and Food Programme
Support: Childcare Support | Food support
Family
Time:
Website
Visit the website - https://www.warrington.gov.uk/haf

School Transport Support

You may receive support getting your child to school, if your child has a SEND or a Educational Health Care Plan, or if you are a low income family and the school your child attends is more than 2 miles from where you live.
Support: Childcare Support
Family
Time:
Not Time Bound see website
Visit the website - https://www.warrington.gov.uk/schooltransport

School uniform grants - Fashion & textile children's trust

The fashion and textile children’s trust offer low income families working in the fashion industry, a grant to support the purchase of school uniforms (for children up to the age of 18).

Support: Childcare Support
Family
Time:
Website
Visit the website - https://www.ftct.org.uk/funding-for-school-uniform

Specified adult childcare credits

If you are a grandparent who looks after your grandchild, whilst their parents work and your grandchild is under 12 years of age, then you can get national insurance  (NI) credit that is attached to child benefit, transferred to you.

Support: Childcare Support
Family
Time:
24 Hour via website
Visit the website - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-insurance-credits-for-adults-who-care-for-a-child-under-12-fact-sheet/specified-adult-childcare-credits-fact-sheet

St Joseph's Family Centre

St Joseph's Family Centre has a small resource of non-perishable food items, toiletries, children's clothing and some household items. You will need to be referred to St Joseph's, via your GP, local school, Warrington BC's Social Care team or Warrington Foodbank
Support: Childcare Support | Food support | Practical support
Disabled People | Family | Older People | Working Age
Open:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Time:
Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm. Open every alternate Saturday 9am to 4pm
9 Museum St, Warrington WA1 1JA, UK
01925 635 448 | | Visit the website - https://saintjosephsfamilycentre.co.uk/

Sure start maternity grant

You could get a one-off payment of £500 to help towards the costs of having a child. This is known as a sure start maternity grant. You usually qualify for the grant if both of the following apply:

Support: Childcare Support
Family
Time:
Website
Visit the website - https://www.gov.uk/sure-start-maternity-grant

Talking Points

Come along to one of our Talking Points, where you can get information, support and guidance on all issues that matter to you (including advice on combatting Cost of Living).
Support: Childcare Support | Financial support | Food support | Help with energy bills | Practical support
Disabled People | Family | Older People | Working Age
Open:
Thursday
Time:
10am to 12pm
25 Benson Rd, Birchwood, Warrington WA3 7PJ, UK
Visit the website - https://www.warrington.gov.uk/talking-points

Tax-Free childcare

You can get up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year) for each of your children to help with the costs of childcare. This goes up to £1,000 every 3 months if a child is disabled (up to £4,000 a year).
Support: Childcare Support
Disabled People | Family
Visit the website - https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-tax-free-childcare

Warrington school uniform swap shops

A free school uniform swap shop for primary and secondary school pupils
Support: Childcare Support
Family
Visit the website - https://warrington.foodbank.org.uk/2022/08/25/school-uniforms-available-for-immediate-collection/
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