Social Things · Wales
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
Discretionary Assistance Fund
0800 859 5924Closed now · Opens tomorrow at 10am
Covers Wales only.
Mon–Fri, 10am–4pm. Closed on bank holidays.
An Emergency Assistance Payment is a grant — not a loan — for essential costs in a crisis: food, gas and electricity, clothing, and emergency travel. Applications are usually processed within 24 hours.
Go to Discretionary Assistance Fund (opens in a new tab)Checked on 11 July 2026 against their own page — Discretionary Assistance 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.