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Support and resources
 

Financial and Housing Advice

Birmingham Forward Steps: delivering education, health and wellbeing for children and young people aged 0 to 5 in Birmingham.

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Financial and housing advice

What is the Birmingham Forward Steps (BFS) offer?

Family Hubs can signpost families to organisations to support you with debt, accessing benefits or housing support and can provide emergency foodbanks and essential items for children and families at times of need. In some of the Family Hubs in partnership with other agencies such as BCC Housing and DWP more specialist advice is available. For more information contact your local Family Hub.

 

 

Resources

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Birmingham Settlement

Birmingham Settlement offers a wide range of services to Birmingham's residents to help people gain the skills and confidence they need they need to overcome life's challenges.

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Family Action

Family Action transforms lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation across the country.

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Home-Start

Home-Start is one of the UK's leading family support charities. They help parents to build better lives and better futures for their children.

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Thrive Together Birmingham

Thrive Together Birmingham supports churches to fully play their part in tackling poverty and helping their neighbourhoods to flourish.

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Gov.uk

You can get help with the cost of childcare through:

  • Tax-free childcare.
  • Free childcare for working parents

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Birmingham City Council

Warm spaces: inclusive and non-judgmental free access to heated communal spaces with the option of spaces for children and families only. Find a warm space local to you.

Wider financial and housing advice

 

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