• Lambeth Larder has an excellent directory of support groups including a lot of very local groups in Brixton, Tulse Hill, Gipsy Hill and more, plus links to advice pages and money-saving tips.
• Connect Lambeth also has a directory of support groups – click on the Covid link, then Covid Community Links, then choose from the menu of food, advice, and practical support. 
• Citizens Advice work nationally and locally, and have helpful advice on energy supply issues.

General support

• Citizens Advice Merton and Lambeth help with everything from vouchers for food banks to contacting energy suppliers and dealing with debt issues. Free phone: 0800 254 0298
• Centre 70 gives debt advice and issues food bank vouchers, and offers counselling. Phone: 020 8670 0070
• Brixton Advice Centre support with energy issues, food banks vouchers, have a legal clinic, and can point towards other help. Phone: 0207 733 7554

Costs of living

• Shine gives free advice for Londoners to reduce utility bills and tackle energy debt, and can refer you on for other services such as benefits checks and housing support. Phone: 0300 555 0195
• Be Enriched have advice on lowering bills, as well as delivering food via their Food Bus which comes to Lambeth on Wednesdays.
• Lambeth Household Support Scheme can help with meeting some living costs.
• Thames Water’s Waterhelp scheme reduces water bills by 50%. 
• Lambeth Larder has a list of places to get free food in an emergency, including food banks, and places to buy food at very low cost.
• The Healthy Living Platform have four community pantries – including in Myatt’s Field, Coldharbour and Stockwell – where you can choose the food you want for £5.

Food

Soup Kitchens

Monday

• Tooting Streets Kitchen – 18:45 to 19:15 Evening outreach outside the Iceland by Tooting Market. Hot food, desert snacks, hot and cold drinks, some clothing where possible. 25-27 Tooting High St, Tooting, London SW17 0SN

Tuesday

• Clapham Common Streets Kitchen – 19:30 Evening outreach on the grass next to Joe’s Pizza/ opposite Waitrose. 8-1, The Pavement, London SW4 0HY

Wednesday

• Stockwell Streets Kitchen 7 pm – Located on the pavement adjacent to Sainsbury’s local – opposite the tube entrance SW4 6TA

Thursday

• Clapham Common Streets Kitchen – 19:30 Evening outreach on the grass next to Joe’s Pizza/ opposite Waitrose. 8-1, The Pavement, London SW4 0HY

Housing crisis

• Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth are a community group who work together to advocate for better housing.

For children

• Little Village gives clothes, toys and equipment for children aged 0-5.

For older people

• Age UK Lambeth offers practical support as well as befriending services. Phone: 0333 360 3700
• South London Healthy Homes helps people aged 65+ with energy issues. Phone: 0808 169 1779

For refugees

• South London Refugee Association are based in Streatham and offer advice, ESOL classes, social groups and more. Phone: 020 3490 3443.
• Streatham Drop-In Centre offers support, advice and homework clubs for refugees and asylum seekers.

Para falantes de português / hispanohablantes

• Indoamerican Refugee and Migrant Organisation (IRMO) estão em Brixton e suportam falantes de português e espanhol / están en Brixton y apoyan a los hablantes de portugués y español. 0207 733 9977

Domestic violence

• The Gaia Centre is a Lambeth-based project run by the national charity Refuge and supports anyone experiencing gender-based violence. Phone: 020 7733 8724.

Mental health

• Solidarity in a Crisis give listening support, free phone 0300 123 9200
• Lambeth Single Point of Access supports adults to find mental health support. Free phone: 0800 090 2456
• For the SLAM (South London and Maudsley Hospital) 24-hour crisis helpline, free phone: 0800 731 2864
• Mosaic Clubhouse’s Evening Sanctuary is open every evening in Brixton. Phone: 0207 924 9657