Cardiff Council welfare assistance
Council crisis help
Use for emergency help, welfare assistance, food/fuel routes and local crisis signposting.
Local support in Cardiff
Practical local help in Cardiff.
A calmer directory for crisis help, food, SEND, carers, housing, debt, family support and community routes. Save anything useful to Your Support.
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Cardiff Citizens Advice
Debt, benefits and bills
Good first route when bills, benefits, rent or letters are tangled together.
Cardiff Local foodbank
Food help
Check referral rules first. Some areas need a voucher from the council, GP, school or advice service.
Cardiff Family Hubs
Family and children support
Good for families who need parenting support, activities, health visitors or early help.
Cardiff SENDIASS
SEND education support
Free impartial SEND advice for parents, carers and young people.
Cardiff Carers centre
Carer support
For unpaid carers needing benefits, respite, groups or someone who understands.
Cardiff Mind or local mental health charity
Mental health support
Use for wellbeing, peer support, anxiety, isolation and local recovery groups.
Cardiff Age UK local
Older person support
Useful for older relatives, benefits checks, loneliness, forms and local support.
Cardiff Home-Start
Family volunteer support
For families with young children who need practical emotional support.
Cardiff Baby bank
Baby essentials
Search when nappies, clothes, equipment or baby items are the pressure point.
Cardiff School uniform bank
School costs
Useful before term starts or when uniforms suddenly become unaffordable.
Cardiff Warm spaces and libraries
Warm indoor support
Good for warmth, Wi-Fi, charging, quiet sitting and signposting.
Cardiff Furniture reuse charity
Furniture and white goods
Search before buying. Some schemes help with beds, cookers, fridges or reused furniture.
StepChange
Debt charity
National free debt advice. Useful if multiple bills are behind.
National Debtline
Debt charity
Good for phone/webchat debt advice and letters.
Turn2us grants search
Grants
Use for grant searches and benefits checks.
Shelter housing advice
Housing
Use for rent arrears, homelessness, eviction worries or housing rights.
Cardiff Domestic abuse support
Safety
Use a safe device if needed. Local and national routes can help with safety planning.
Cardiff Community law clinic
Legal help
Search for housing, benefits, immigration or debt legal clinics.
Cardiff Local voluntary service
Community directory
Often the best directory for small local charities, food groups and community cafés.
Cardiff Youth support service
Teen and youth help
For teenagers needing wellbeing, activities, mentoring or safe places.
Cardiff Disability support group
Disability local help
For disability benefits, equipment, peer support and access issues.
Cardiff Community transport
Transport help
Useful when buses, taxis or medical appointments are hard.
Cardiff Credit union
Affordable borrowing
Safer than high-cost borrowing if you need a small emergency route.
Emergency note
If there is immediate danger, use emergency services. If food, housing or domestic abuse is urgent, use the council route, local advice service or a safe national helpline first.