Voucher Support for Women in Hardship
In response to the rising cost-of-living crisis, Aishah Help has launched a targeted voucher-based hardship project to provide urgent relief to vulnerable women and girls across East London. This initiative aims to ease the immediate financial pressures many face—such as choosing between food, heating, or personal safety.
The project supports individuals in the boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Hackney and Barking & Dagenham. These are some of the most deprived areas in East London, where women from minority backgrounds are disproportionately impacted by poverty and economic instability.
Through the distribution of emergency hardship fund vouchers and tailored vocational training, this project empowers women to meet basic needs while working toward long-term independence and stability.
Energy Cost Calculator – Find Out How Much It Costs to Run Your Appliances
Ever wondered whether it’s cheaper to run a gas or electric oven? Or how about an electric blanket for three hours versus turning the heating on for 30 minutes? Now, you can find out with this interactive Energy Cost Calculator from GoCompare.
To see how much something costs to run, use the wattage calculator below to pick the appliances you want to compare and select how long they’ll be in use for.
Children in Need Emergency Essentials
Our Emergency Essentials programme supports individual children and young people living with severe poverty, a lack of the basic facilities which most of us take for granted and additional pressures such as domestic violence, disability or poor health in the family.
Cost of Living Payment
If you claim certain benefits or tax credits, you may be eligible for an extra payment to help with the cost of living. If you’re eligible, payments will be made automatically. Find out more.
Food Insecurity and Poverty
Find out what support you might be able to get to help with your food costs.
Household Support Fund
The payments are part of the government’s Household Support Fund, designed to help vulnerable people pay for food, clothing or other household bills. Households can apply for Tesco vouchers.
Benefits and Financial Support
Find out what support you might be able to get to help with your living costs. You can get benefits and other financial support if you’re eligible.