Leaving an abusive relationship can leave you with financial difficulties, you may have less money coming in or have never had control of your finances before.
This page is designed to help you to find support for finances and to let you know of any further resources available to you, these are either free or affordable.
Organisations who can help you with grants and benefits
Citizens Advice Salford – Further help and support – click here.
Benefit calculator – check if you are eligible – click here
Buddy Fund | The Buddy Bag Foundation – furniture, storage, baby items etc – click here
Better Off Salford – Find out what benefits you may be entitled to and apply online. Find advice on budgeting and debt issues – click here
Grants
Apply for a Grant – Buttle UK -The grants pay for a range of items and costs, many of which are those we would expect any child growing up in the UK to have, but which their parents or carers cannot afford – click here
Home Improvement Assistance – help with essential repairs to your property•Salford City Council – click here
Better Off Salford is about helping everyone in the city with the cost-of-living crisis and finding ways for residents to become better off – click here
Emergency Financial Support
Salford Assist • Salford City Council – Short term support to people in crisis. EG. a referral for baby milk, nappies or food for your baby and your family, essential furniture items, for example a bed, or white goods, shopping vouchers, help with emergency supply of gas or electric where there is no heating in the household, advice and referrals to another service, agency or fund, council tax support, copies of birth certificates for homeless people. Click here for the website.
Fighting UK Poverty – Turn2us – Practical help to people struggling financially. Click here.
Debt Advice
Welfare Rights & Debt Advice – Mind in Salford – welfare rights and debt advice for people in Salford who are over 18; are Salford residents or registered with a Salford GP; and who have a mental health condition. Click here.
Debt advice | Free debt advice | National Debtline – click here
Welfare Rights and Debt Advice Service • Salford City Council – click here
StepChange Debt Charity – Free Expert Debt Advice – click here
Food, Food banks and Food clubs
Food clubs in Salford•Salford City Council – Food clubs, cheap food. Click here for more info.
Salford Loaves And Fishes – A free hot meal and advice and Services to anyone in need – click here
The Trussell Trust – Stop UK Hunger – Food Bank
Feed My City – free food parcels – click here
Community Grocery – sign up for £5 to become an annual member of the Community Grocery, giving you access to multiple food shops each week – click here
Humans MCR – We meet food needs across Gtr Manchester, delivering fresh supermarket food, at a fraction of normal store prices – click here
Find a Meal – FoodCycle welcomes anyone to attend as a guest and enjoy a FREE hot meal – click here
The Bread and Butter thing – mobile food clubs giving access to affordable food. A low cost weekly shop providing essential produce for family eating – fresh fruit and veg, fridge favourites and cupboard staples – click here
Lucies Pantry – affordable source of food and household essentials to members of the Salford community struggling to make ends meet through debt, illness or low income – click here
Langworthy Food Club – Every Tuesday from 10am – 2pm – supports those struggling with affording weekly food shopping requirements. Offering a discounted price of £3.50(Cash Only) per week for a generous bag of fresh food items, vegetables and available toiletries – click here
The Lighthouse – you can get a meal at the Lighthouse on Thursdays at 1pm at 12 Centenary Park, Coronet Way, Salford, M50 1RE.
The Salvation Army – Eccles have a community café on a Monday from 9.45am – 12.15pm. They are at St James’ Church Hall, Vicarage Close, Salford and you can contact them on eccles@salvationarmy.org.uk, 07918402776.
St.James’ Catholic Parish Church in Salford offer Warm Wednesdays from 12.30pm – 2pm where you can get soup and a sandwich. Use the back door to go in – Pendleton Way, Salford, M65JA, 03301281554.
St. Andrew’s Church in Eccles community café from 10am – 2pm on a Friday with tea, coffee, cakes and toast. Chadwick Road Eccles Manchester, M30 0NZ, United Kingdom.
Langworthy Cornerstone offer free hot meals on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 6.30pm until 8pm at 451 Liverpool Street, Salford M6 5QQ, 0161 213 1920 reception@langworthycornerstone.co.uk.
The Angel Centre offer food Monday to Thursday from 10am – 2pm. Free tea and coffee all day, lunch served 12-1pm, only 50p, 1 Saint Philip’s Pl, Salford M3 6F, 0161 710 1075.
Cost of living help inc. Fuel/Energy costs
Get help with the cost of living – Citizens Advice – help with energy costs/bills/food/clothes etc – click here.
Spirit of Salford Helpline • Salford City Council – Cost of living help – click here
Cost of living support | Salford CVS – emergency funds advice – click here
Home | Fuel Bank Foundation – emergency financial support to households identified as being in fuel crisis – click here
Cost of living support: GOV.UK – Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living – click here
CVS – Emergency funds, Food, support and advice – click here
Healthy Start vouchers for pregnant women – If you’re pregnant or have children under the age of 4 you can get free vouchers cow’s milk, fresh, frozen or tinned fruit and vegetables, infant formula milk, fresh, dried, and tinned pulses, You can also get free Healthy Start vitamins – click here
Greater Manchester Combined Authority is helping low income and vulnerable households to access free energy efficiency measures that could lower energy bills – click here
Cheap Broadband and Data
Free items inc. clothing
OLIO App – free stuff from neighbours including food supplied by supermarkets – click here
Wood Street Mission – Family, Basics/books/toys/clothes – cilck here
Freecycle – free or cheap household items
Salford Baby Bank – in partnership with local Salford community groups to provide collection points for equipment and supplies that new parents need after the birth of a child – click here.
Mustard Tree – Food, furniture and clothing, Education, training & work placements, 121 support, advice and advocacy, Creative clubs and classes – click here
Housing/Rent debt
Handy person / repairs
Handyperson service for Salford residents: Security such as installing and fixing locks and fixing external doors, Health and Safety such as carbon monoxide and smoke alarms, External maintenance such as clearing gutters and trip hazards, Internal maintenance such as plumbing, joinery, gas and electric – click here
Home improvement service for older people – click here
** Disclaimer – please note, links are for general information and guidance and are not endorsed by Safe in Salford. Please feel free to seek out other resources.
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Talking to someone about how you feel can be the first step to getting the right support.
Frequently Asked Questions
Unfortunately, we are not an emergency service and are not available 24/7.
Always ring Greater Manchester Police on 999 if you’re in need of urgent help or are in danger.
Safe in Salford’s helpline & services are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
You can use the contact form below at any time and we will respond to you during opening hours.
Yes, all correspondence, in-person or over email or phone, is treated as completely confidential.
We will only break confidentiality if we believe yourself and/or a child is at risk or in danger or if there is criminal activity involved
Yes, when contacting us, please tell us whether you would prefer to discuss your situtation face-to-face, and we will facilitate this for you.
Yes, simply fill out the contact form below, send an email to info@safeinsalford.org.uk or ring us on 0161 793 3232
Unfortunately, we can only provide domestic abuse support in Salford.
You can get help from local services, press the button below to access Women’s Aid’s Local Service finder
Yes, Safe in Salford offers support for children and young people affected by domestic abuse in their families helping them in forming positive, healthy relationships.
Support can also be offered to young people displaying harmful behaviour in their own relationships.
Supporting someone experiencing domestic abuse can be difficult and complicated, please click the button below to read our advice on supporting someone.
Yes, Safe in Salford also provides confidential, non-judgemental Perpetrator Support for those who recognise their abusive behaviour as a problem and want to work on developing healthy relationships.
Yes, Safe in Salford is completely LGBTQ+/trans inclusive, and we will treat you and your identity with the utmost respect.
The “Get Help Now” section of our website contains information and resources for learning more about domestic abuse, please click the button below view it.
Leaving an abusive relationship can be very risky, our support workers can advise you on how to approach this. You can also refer to Women’s Aid’s article on this by clicking the button below.
