Find support for housing, health, and a range of other services.

Here we show a number of links to information, websites, leaflets and downloads to help you find information you need quickly.

Please note

Coastline Housing cannot be held responsible for the content, control, reliability, effectiveness or accuracy of information on any external websites contained in links within these pages

Where to start with wellbeing

• Cornwall Link - search for a range of support services and community activities
• Helping Hand from Cornwall Council - a directory of support services offering a helping hand locally, many free or at cost price - includes help on coping at home, money, mobility, and much more

Health and wellbeing

• Age UK - for help, information and advice
• Disability Cornwall - aiming to empower disabled people in Cornwall to achieve independence, choice and control
• Families Under Pressure - King’s College London has worked with two charities on films to help with the pressure some of us may feel as parents
• First Light - independent domestic violence advisory service
• Health and Social Care - from Cornwall Council
• Home Solutions - disabled adaptations from Cornwall Council
• Intercom Trust - a lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans+ charity offering a wide range of help and support
• MIND - help with mental health
• Outlook South West - psychological therapy services for people aged 16 and above
• Safer Cornwall - domestic abuse and sexual violence
• SARI - support Against Racist Incidents, offering help and advice to those who find themselves the victims of racism
• TransUnite - a comprehensive resource for people in the UK searching for support in the transgender community
• Victim Support - supporting people affected by crime or traumatic events
• Winter Wellbeing - advice from Cornwall Council
• Women's Aid - advice on domestic violence

Housing

• Coastline Homeless Service - accommodation and advice for people who are homeless or vulnerably housed
• Cornwall HomeChoice - join to look for social housing in Cornwall
• Cornwall Housing - advice and housing and homelessness, part of Cornwall Council
• HomeHunt - join to look for Coastline Housing homes
• HomeSwapper - search for a swap with other social housing tenants
• Housing Options for Older People - help with choosing the right kind of home
• LiveWest - housing association
• Ocean Housing - housing association
• Private letting service - from Cornwall Housing
• Shelter - housing advice, support and legal services

Money and benefits

• Citizens Advice - advice on benefits, money and much more
• Care & Support in Cornwall - directory of services in Cornwall
• Cornwall Council discretionary funds - you can apply for Discretionary Housing Payments for rent, Exceptional Relief for working age residents in receipt of Council Tax Support, and for a Crisis and Care Award which can provide extra help in emergency or disaster situations
• Council Tax support - if you are on a low income you can apply to Cornwall Council for this, which may then reduce the amount you need to pay
• Department for Work and Pensions - benefits, pensions and Jobcentre Plus
• Kernow Credit Union - local and ethical savings and loans
• Money Advice Service - free and impartial money advice
• Money Matters Support Advisors - for families and young people at Family Hubs, text Money Matters to 81400
• National Debtline - debt advice and help
• Outset Cornwall - support if you're thinking about starting your own business
• Royal British Legion - financial advice
• Stepchange - debt charity

Food

• Cornwall Council Getting Help With Food - if you need help with food, this page shows options for finding help
• CPR Foodbank - take at look at their Facebook page for contact details and more
• Helston and Lizard Foodbank
• Newquay Foodbank
• Penryn Foodbank
• St Austell Foodbank
• Truro Foodbank
• Wadebridge, Bodmin and Camelford Foodbank

Work and volunteering

• Active Plus - support to those that have served in the Armed Forces
• CSW - support with careers
• Inclusion Cornwall - getting people and services to work together for inclusion
• Jobcentre Plus - benefits and job searching
• Positive People - for people who are not in work to build confidence and hope (leaflet below)
• Volunteer Cornwall - developing wellbeing through volunteering (see leaflets below)

Younger people

• Kernow Connect - from Action For Children, providing a range of universal, targeted and specialist services to young people aged 11-19 and those up to 25 with SEND in Cornwall
• YGAM and YGAM for Parents - providing tools and information to help prevent problem gaming and gambling
• Your Way - youth advice centres across Cornwall