Money advice
December can be a tricky month when it comes to your finances, so here’s some useful links to help you to watch the pennies:Here’s some advice on watching the pennies:
Be scam-aware
Sadly, there are lots more scammers around, especially online but also on our phones and our doorsteps.
If you are buying or selling anything online, then make sure you’re being safe.
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:
Mental health and money toolkit
No matter your circumstances, it’s normal to worry about money. That said, it can be very damaging for your mental health to have financial stress, and it’s important to get help if you need it.
Mental Health UK has created this toolkit to help you manage your financial and mental health, which can help in conjunction with any other support you’re receiving right now:
Energy Hub
Our customer Energy Hub is regularly updated with news and information for customers to help you understand more about gas and electricity, including some advice on what you can do to save money and advice on any additional support you may be eligible for.
Benefits calculator
You may be missing out on some financial support that’s available to you.
To check, 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:
Help for Households
The Government’s Help for Households website is full of advice and resources to help you with the cost-of-living crisis.
As well as help with energy costs, there’s tips on things like grants, benefits, childcare, travel and more.
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.
Citizen’s Advice
The Citizen’s Advice website has lots of resources on dealing with the cost of living crisis. There’s also lots of support for a huge range of subjects such as debt, legal, benefits, employment and much more:
Money Matters
We have a section on our website dedicated to helping customers who might be worried about their finances, take a look here:
MyRewards
Fancy saving money on everyday purchases and earning rewards at the till? Take a look here [link to MyHome page]