Our Isles of Scilly Winter Wellbeing booklet 2025/2026 has a wealth of useful information and contact details for supportive organisations. The leaflet has been added as an attachment to this page and hard copies are available at the Health Centre and Library.
There are a number of other departments and organisations that can help you to make your money stretch further:
- Citizens Advice: They offer a wide range of support including debt and benefit advice. To speak to an advisor contact the Customer hub team for help booking a digital appointment, more information here. National Citizens Advice also has a page of useful links and information, around things like benefits, debt, help with essential costs, and some mental health helplines as well. There is also a leaflet about grants and benefits that are available to help people pay energy bills. Citizens Advice
- Council Tax: Any resident who has difficulty in paying their Council Tax, should contact the Council tax collection team on: 0300 1234 105 revenues@scilly.gov.uk
- Housing: You can contact our housing team by email or phone at the following details: housing@scilly.gov.uk or 01720 424440
- Inclusion Cornwall - the Inclusion Cornwall Resource library has a host of specific Resource Sheets, including – Debt and crisis funding, Families, Transport, Health, wellbeing and disabilities, Household goods, Food, clothing and wood banks, and more. Detailed support in those specific areas can be found. See https://inclusioncornwall.co.uk/library. Inclusion Cornwall ; 01872 326440, hello@inclusioncornwall.co.uk, www.inclusioncornwall.co.uk
- Community Energy Plus - A social enterprise that provides energy solutions to help householders in Cornwall to enjoy warmer, more energy efficient homes. They have extensive factsheets around a variety of energy-related subjects, including “Saving energy and Money” and “Support with rising living costs”, as well as other useful advice: https://www.cep.org.uk/resources/factsheets-and-leaflets/ Freephone 0800 954 1956 or email advice@cep.org.uk
- CRCC - Help with switching provider, fuel debt, payment options accessing grants - 01872 273952 www.cornwallrcc.org.uk
- Cornwall Council and a selection of major charities and organisations in Cornwall have produced a leaflet for those who are struggling to make ends meet. You can download ‘Worrying about money? From the Cornwall Council’s website: worried-about-money-cornwall-leaflet.pdf
Please also contact Children’s Services if you have concerns or questions that relate to children or young people's well being.