Health

Are the cost of living increases affecting your health and wellbeing?

Healthwatch East Sussex wants to know the impact on your life, behaviour, and use of health services:

• take the short Healthwatch survey

You might be eligible for help with health costs including travel. Find out about the NHS Low Income Scheme (LIS), help if you are on universal credit and personal health budgets.

• Help with health costs - NHS website

Periodbank at East Sussex libraries

Periodbank at East Sussex libraries is helping to tackle period poverty in East Sussex by providing donated period and hygiene products to anyone who needs them.

• Periodbank at your local library

Healthy living and fitness

There are low-cost options for keeping fit and healthy from Active Rother and Hastings: 

• Active Rother
• Active Hastings

Young carers

• Funding help for young carers
  Helps young people under 18-years-old who look after someone at home who can’t look after themselves. This may be due to disability, mental or physical health conditions or drug or alcohol issues.

Related information

• Cost of living information in other languages