Food
Food banks can provide food and other support to local people in crisis. You can find a list of food banks and other food services on East Sussex 1Space:
You can find recipes, meal plans and tips to make the most of your food bank parcel from Beyond the Box.
Local food partnerships
Local food partnerships bring together emergency food providers, sustainable food businesses and schemes to tackle food waste:
- Lewes District Food Partnership
- Hastings and Rother Food Network
- Eastbourne Food Partnership
- Wealden Food Partnership
Huggg food vouchers for school holidays
All children (aged 2-19) who are eligible for free school meals or for early years funding for low-income households can get Huggg food vouchers for school holidays. Find out more on our page about free school meals.
Holiday Food and Fun clubs
A range of activities and food is available during school holidays at our holiday food and fun clubs. It’s free for children on benefit-related free school meals:
National food waste services
- Love food hate waste
Simple hacks, tips and guidance to make the most of your food at home. - Too Good To Go
Sign up to get food that would be thrown away by shops and restaurants at a reduced price.
Healthy Start
If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, the Healthy Start scheme can help you buy healthy foods like milk or fruit and vegetables. You need to be claiming certain benefits to qualify.