Dorset Council Cost of Living Support
Money worries take up lots of headspace, leaving you with much less mental energy and time to make good decisions about your money. Remembering to look after yourself can also be hard. Talking to someone can help point you in the right direction and provide the strength to tackle problems. Reach out early for whatever help you need if you are struggling in any way. If small problems have already become bigger ones, get support now.
We can offer free, confidential and impartial support on:
- Money worries
- Accessing affordable food
- Housing and employment rights
- Looking after your Physical & Mental Health
Dorset Council Housing Support
Local council support and advice for housing needs. Including Homelessness, Advice for landlords and tenants, home adaptations and more.
Help and Care – Dorset Self Management Service
We offer a non-clinical social prescribing service. Clients can access sessions offered by our teams throughout Dorset who will help address issues that are affecting day to day life.
Helping a person to have more good days and feeling able to address the things that get in the way. People may have a long- term health condition, caring responsibilities, work uncertainty or money worries for example. The service helps people to self- manage the action they might decide to take and help build resilience.
On a more practical level, the service can also identify activities and support groups that may be of interest and where appropriate they can introduce them or even accompany someone to a group for the first time. We can offer telephone, video or face to face appointments or a mixture of all.
Following receipt of a referral, an initial conversation providing more details about the service and how it might help will also include agreed method of future contact. Dorset Wide Service 9am-5pm Monday to Friday 18+ Must be registered with a GP in Dorset.
Public Health Dorset
Improving health and wellbeing across Dorset – lots of information and links to help around Dorset.
Purbeck Furniture Bank (Previously Besom)
We collect donated furniture, white goods, bed linen, crockery, cutlery, kitchen items etc from the good people of Purbeck, and offer anything needed to set up a home or replace items to those on benefits or low income.
We cover Purbeck — Upton/Lytchett Minster to the Bere Regis area and all locations South.
We deliver and collect on Thursday mornings, but the phone is available Mon-Fri
Phone: 07519 977732
Email: purbeckfbank@gmail.com
