Money Advice

December can be an expensive month, and many of us can start to feel a bit worried about money. If you feel like you need some help, here are a few places you can turn to:

Support from Stonewater

Whether we can help you directly or put you in touch with one of our charity partners, we’re ready to listen.

Find out all the ways we can help and how you can get in touch just here:

Support from Stonewater

Energy Hub

Our Energy Hub is full of ways that can help you to reduce your gas and electricity bills, heat your home, understand your energy charges and more.

There’s also lots of information on additional support that you may be able to get. Take a look:

Visit the Energy Hub

Get winter ready

In our last edition, we shared with you some advice for getting ahead of the colder weather including checking your boiler, drying clothes indoors and making use of your extractor fans.

Take a look here

Warm spaces

We’ve been running our own Warm Hubs so our customers can turn their heating off and stay toasty while getting to know a bit more about one another. If you live in a Retirement Living property, then speak to your scheme coordinator for more information.

You can also find out some other places that are offering this service through Warm Welcome.

Benefits calculator

You may be missing out on some financial support that’s available to you.

You can use this quick and easy tool from EntitledTo, and find out how you can apply for additional support that you may be eligible for

Visit EntitledTo

Social broadband tariffs

If you’re on Universal Credit, Pension Credit or some other benefits, you may be able to get a discount on your broadband with some providers.

If you’re out of contract or your contract is coming to an end, it may be worth taking a look to see if you’re eligible.

More here (via Ofcom)

Energy Saving Trust

This website is packed full of advice and hacks to help you make the most of your home energy.

Energy Saving Trust

Scam awareness

In our last edition we shared some useful advice about how to spot a scam.

December is a peak time for scammers, and unfortunately there’s plenty about at the moment.

Here’s some more advice on how you can protect yourself on our website.

Don't get scammed - Advice

MoneySavingExpert

There’s tons of information on the latest promotions and schemes that you can get hold of to grab a bargain or make your money go further.

Visit MoneySavingExpert