Health

Help for households using oil heating

If you rely on heating oil and are struggling with the recent rise in prices, you may be able to get financial support:

• Help for households using oil heating

You might be eligible for help with health costs including travel. 

• Help with health costs - NHS website
  Find out about the NHS Low Income Scheme (LIS), help if you are on universal credit and personal health budgets.

• Non-emergency patient transport service
  A specialist transport service for certain people who cannot make the journey to hospital by any other means due to a medical reason.

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

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