Food Help – Fortis Advisory CIC

Other crisis help

Use the checker to see what support you may qualify for right now.

Cost of Living Checker

Takes a few minutes — shows grants, benefits and local support.

Cost of Living Checker

Cost of Living Checker

Answer a few quick questions and we’ll generate a personalised support summary for you.
It includes tailored information on benefits, grants, crisis help, and ways to boost income or cut costs—based on your situation.

Cashback sites

Mystery Shopping

Surveys for Cash

Cheddar app

TopGiftCards

Adult Disability Payment

Pension Age Disability Payment

Child Disability Payment

Scottish Child Payment

Concessionary travel

Broadband and Phone Social Tariffs

Switch Bank Accounts for Cashback

Benefit Checker

Uniform Tax Relief

Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP)

Council Tax Reduction

Priority Services Register

Council Gyms & Leisure Discounts

Warm Home Discount

Crisis Grant (Scottish Welfare Fund)

Help from Your Housing Provider

Tesco Clubcard Vouchers

Universal Credit Budgeting Advance

Minimal Asset Process (MAP)

Debt Arrangement Scheme (DAS)

Protected trust deed (PTD)

0% Credit Cards

Sequestration (Scottish Bankruptcy)

Debt Management Plan (DMP)

Fuel Direct Scheme

LCWRA

Best Start Grant – School Age (UC claimants)

Best Start Grant – School Age (ESA claimants)

Best Start Grant – Early Learning Payment (ESA claimants)

Best Start Grant – Early Learning Payment (UC claimants)

GroceryAid

Hospitality & Catering charities

Travel Industry charities

Construction charities

Health and Social Care charities

Transport & Logistics charities

Agriculture & Farming charities

Age

Are you responsible for any children who live with you?

Yes

Do you have children aged:

Under 1

2-3

4-5

6-17

Do you have a physical or mental health condition that affects your mobility or your daily life?

Yes

Benefits you receive

NONE on this list

Attendance Allowance or Pension Age Disability Payment

Carer's Allowance

Child Benefit

Child Disability Payment

Disability Living Allowance

Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP)

Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

Housing Benefit

Pension Credit

PIP or Adult Disability Payment

Scottish Child Payment

State Pension

Universal Credit

UC element: Limited Capability for Work and Work Related Activities (LCWRA)

Is your rent being fully covered by your benefits?

Yes

N/A - don't pay rent

Do you have a spare bedroom?

Yes

Does any child you are responsible for have any physical or mental health condition that affects their daily routine, behaviour, learning, or mobility?

Yes

Work status

Work full-time

Work part-time

On leave (maternity, statutory sick pay etc)

Not currently in work

Are you in financial crisis (struggling to pay essential bills, buy food or heat your home)

Yes

Do you rent from the council or a housing association?

Yes

Do you have a prepayment energy meter?

Yes

Do you regularly struggle to budget for food or energy costs through the year?

Yes

Have you ever worked in paid employment?

Yes

Did you wear a uniform or branded clothing in any of your jobs over the past 5 years that you had to wash or repair yourself?

Yes

Which industries have you ever worked in?

Supermarket/Groceries

Retail sector

Hospitality & Catering

Construction/Trades

Travel industry

Health and Social Care

Agriculture & Farming

Transport & Logistics

Do you have debt?

Yes

Roughly how much total debt do you have (excluding student loans or mortgage)?

Under £1,500

£1,500-£5,000

£5,000-£10,000

£10,000-£25,000

Over £25,000

Which of these types of debt do you have?

Council Tax Arrears

Credit Card

Gas or Electricity debt

Mobile phone or broadband debt

Payday Loans / High-Cost Credit

Personal Loans

Rent Arrears

NONE of the above

Do you want to add a name to personalise the PDF?

Yes

First Name

Last Name

Do you want the results e-mailed?

Yes to me

Yes to someone else

Your Email

Their Email

Your name/organisation (we'll tell them you sent it over)

Would you be interested in Mystery Shopping locally? Eating out for free, or other related activities?

Yes

Maybe

First Name

Last Name

Email (for mystery shopping invite)

Request a food parcel

Foodbank request form

Your details

Foodbank referral info

Household details

Confirm residency

Crisis Grant — fast help for food costs

Other crisis help

Cost of Living Checker

Cost of Living Checker

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