Social Things · Scotland
Food
If you have no food today, these are the people to ring.
National helplines
Also worth knowing
Your council
Councils hold the emergency funds and know what runs locally. They are the right call when a national line is closed.
Find your council (opens in a new tab)Different help, but often needed too
Crisis Grant — Scottish Welfare Fund
Covers Scotland only.
They don't publish their opening hours — worth trying, but don't count on it being answered.
A grant from your council to cover an emergency, including money for food or heating. It's tax free and you don't pay it back. You apply through your own council — find yours below.
Go to Crisis Grant — Scottish Welfare Fund (opens in a new tab)Checked on 11 July 2026 against their own page — Crisis Grant — Scottish Welfare Fund (opens in a new tab).
What's nearby
Give us a postcode and we'll show you what's closest.
We know of food banks and free meals across the UK — but “nearby” isn't a question we can answer without knowing where, and handing you a list of the whole country would help nobody.