Visit the Support Finder by clicking the button below:
For more guidance on debts, bills, and advice around budgeting and scams, visit the Money Helpers website:
For information and a guide to applying for the latest cost of living payments, visit the Gov.UK website:
For information sourced from Calderdale Council on money, debts, benefits, and other financial advice, visit their website:
For information on financial support such as benefits, insurance, banks, taxes and much more, visit the Money Helper website:
For organisations offering financial support and guidance to clients, who want to learn how to guide people effectively, the Money Guiders scheme offers a City and Guilds accredited course for free:
Money and Debt Forum: For organisations and individuals providing money, debt, and benefits advice. For more information or to get involved, contact: antipovertyaction@calderdale.gov.uk
To find more funding and grant options, visit the Funding and Grants webpage.
Cost of Living and Anti-Poverty Newsletter: A mixture of headlines both locally and nationally of current events, news, guideline updates, and more, with a section on Money and Debt. To sign up, email antipovertyaction@calderdale.gov.uk with ‘Subscribe – Newsletter’ as the subject line.
Cost of Living Catchup: A Calderdale focused newsletter with funding opportunities, events, local news, and a section on Money and Debt. To sign up, email tia.metcalfe@cvac.org.uk.
Cost of Living Calderdale on Twitter and Facebook: Follow @VSIAllianceCOL on Twitter VSI Alliance COL on Facebook to keep up with the latest updates, campaigns, and local news related to cost of living.
To update information on your money and debt service or get in touch, please contact tia.metcalfe@cvac.org.uk.
Calderdale’s Anti-Poverty Action Plan sets out the actions and outcomes relating to tackling poverty in Calderdale. Find out more by clicking the button below:
The general Citizens Advice page for England has plenty of tools and resources providing financial support. Visit the Citizens Advice webpage
A week to raise awareness of the problems of debt and how to find support, which takes place in March every year.
A day to raise awareness of financial struggles and how to get support, which is on the 14th August every year.
A week to recognise the support offered for pensions and to highlight frequently asked questions, which takes place in September every year.
A week to tackle some of the difficult conversations around money and finances, and to promote the tools and resources to support that, which takes place in November every year.
You will receive a VAC Member welcome pack with useful information on getting the most out of your membership and a few extra treats!
Every member of VAC will be invited to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) and has voting rights for resolutions and proposals either in person or by proxy.
When you sign up to be a VAC Member, you will be assigned a Go-To Contact from the VAC team.
They will be your main point of contact for your membership, helping to answer questions and signposting you to the right place within VAC and/or our partnerships.
We want the VAC membership offer to be responsive to the needs of our members. Member check ins keep us up to date on your organisation’s news and developments but also on any challenges or support gaps that may be affecting the VCSE sector.
The information we receive during our member check ins will highlight trends and challenges that we can then explore support and solutions for via our membership offer and partnerships with local providers and authorities.
To support VAC members to feel connected and informed, we have created a unique Member Area on the VAC Website.
The online dashboard will keep you and your colleagues up to date on the latest member opportunities, training and news.
The Member Area also has a forum function, allowing VAC Member organisations to interact and support each other.
A quarterly newsletter to keep our members up to date on not only VAC Membership updates and opportunities but also specifically created content on topics of interest to the local voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.
The Bimonthly Member Network is for VAC Members to connect with other VAC Members!
A perfect opportunity to support one another, find out about other local services and explore new collaborative opportunities and partnerships with fellow VAC members.
40% Discount on VAC Room Hire – We offer a range of flexible rooms for hire located in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Our rooms include a fully equipped, large training room with SMART board and flipchart facilities seating up to 25 theatre style, two smaller meeting rooms seating up to 12 and a small office with computer facilities suitable for one-to-one meetings or rent-a-desk.
25% Discount on Virtual Office – Perfect for start ups or smaller organisations, our Virtual Office service offers a postal address, pigeonhole and reception facilities.
25% Discount on ID Badge Printing – Competitively priced to accommodate for smaller orders, our in-house ID Badge service supports both design and printing.
Based on feedback and insight we gain from our members, our training and events offer will complement local infrastructure support training programmes.
All sessions are cost effective and VCSE sector driven. As a VAC + Member, you will receive a considerable discount on all VAC Training and Events.
You will receive a VAC Member welcome pack with useful information on getting the most out of your membership and a few extra treats!
Every member of VAC will be invited to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) and has voting rights for resolutions and proposals either in person or by proxy.
When you sign up to be a VAC Member, you will be assigned a Go-To Contact from the VAC team.
They will be your main point of contact for your membership, helping to answer questions and signposting you to the right place within VAC and/or our partnerships.
We want the VAC membership offer to be responsive to the needs of our members. Member check ins keep us up to date on your organisation’s news and developments but also on any challenges or support gaps that may be affecting the VCSE sector.
The information we receive during our member check ins will highlight trends and challenges that we can then explore support and solutions for via our membership offer and partnerships with local providers and authorities.
To support VAC members to feel connected and informed, we have created a unique Member Area on the VAC Website.
The online dashboard will keep you and your colleagues up to date on the latest member opportunities, training and news.
The Member Area also has a forum function, allowing VAC Member organisations to interact and support each other.
A quarterly newsletter to keep our members up to date on not only VAC Membership updates and opportunities but also specifically created content on topics of interest to the local voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.
The Bimonthly Member Network is for VAC Members to connect with other VAC Members!
A perfect opportunity to support one another, find out about other local services and explore new collaborative opportunities and partnerships with fellow VAC members.
20% Discount on VAC Room Hire – We offer a range of flexible rooms for hire located in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Our rooms include a fully equipped, large training room with SMART board and flipchart facilities seating up to 25 theatre style, two smaller meeting rooms seating up to 12 and a small office with computer facilities suitable for one-to-one meetings or rent-a-desk.
Competitive rate on ID Badge Printing – Competitively priced to accommodate for smaller orders, our in-house ID Badge service supports both design and printing.
Based on feedback and insight we gain from our members, our training and events offer will complement local infrastructure support training programmes.
All sessions are cost effective and VCSE sector driven.