Acle & District Foodbank:
Contact the Foodbank for a food parcel on the freephone number
0800 774 7286 for some short-term help
Help is also available from:
Norfolk County Council’s Assistance Scheme (NAS): 0344 800 8020
- Provide emergency financial help
- Supply essential household goods and furniture
- Give support, guidance and advice
To receive help from the NAS you must:
- Be 16–years-old or over
- Live in Norfolk
- Or have been moved out of Norfolk by a government department in the past three months
- Or plan to move to Norfolk in the next 28 days
- Be in financial hardship or receive a means-tested benefit
NCC will look at your income and savings. If you have adequate savings to meet your basic living needs, unfortunately your application will be refused
And Broadland District Council’s Help Hub 01603 430431, for:
- Benefits
- Housing
- Wellbeing and health
- Money worries and debt
- Domestic abuse
For older and vulnerable residents, there is the Home Handyman Scheme
Telephone 01603 430518 or email [email protected]
for: fitting locks or key safes, checking security measures, repairs of fixtures and fittings, changing or fitting light bulbs or fire alarms, minor furniture repairs, clearing out single storey guttering, minor changes to reduce slips and falls and fitting grab rails
If you would like to donate food or household items to the foodbank, you can drop off at the Acle Methodist Church, opposite the library, on Thursday mornings, from about 10.00 – 11.30, when they have a drop-in coffee morning. Items with a long shelf-life please…
