🏛 Local Council & Community Support
Find the council for a postcode and ask about community groups, local welfare help, social care, SEND, housing, safeguarding and voluntary-sector support.
Support for your area
This regional hub brings the main support routes into one place. Use the postcode, map and service finders below to reach the right local service for your town or council area.
Emergency: Call 999 if someone is in immediate danger or there is a serious emergency. For urgent medical help that is not life-threatening, use the appropriate 111 service for your nation.
Areas covered
BristolCornwallDevonDorsetGloucestershireSomersetWiltshireBath & North East SomersetBournemouth, Christchurch & PoolePlymouthSwindonTorbay
🍽 Food & Cost of Living
Find food banks, emergency food, essential-cost help and wider cost-of-living support available through councils and charities.
🏠 Housing & Homelessness
Use official council homelessness routes and independent housing advice. If you may lose your home, contact the council early.
🛡 Domestic Abuse & Safeguarding
Find confidential domestic-abuse help, safeguarding routes and local services. In immediate danger call 999.
🧠 Mental Health & Health Services
Find NHS services, urgent help and local health support by postcode or service type.
💷 Benefits, Debt & Money
Find free advice, benefits support, debt help and local provision. The DWP District Provision Tool lists national and regional support.
👨👩👧 Children, Young People & SEND
Find family hubs where available, SEND support, Local Offers and council family services.
♿ Disability, Carers & Social Care
Find council social-care assessments, disability support and local help with care needs or equipment.
⚖ Legal Advice & Rights
Find legal-aid providers, advice services and information about rights where a legal problem needs specialist help.
🚓 Police & Community Safety
Find the police force and neighbourhood team for an address, report non-emergency crime and access community-safety information.
Named local charities & specialist services
These are real organisations and service directories that can help people in this region. Use the location-based directories where you need a service closer to your exact town or postcode.
St Petrocs
Cornwall homelessness charity offering advice, outreach, resource centres, accommodation and practical support.
OPEN SERVICEHomeless England
Search homelessness projects throughout the South West by place, service type and support need.
OPEN SERVICEManKind Initiative — Oak Book
Find local support services for male victims of domestic abuse throughout the South West.
OPEN SERVICEMen's Advice Line
Confidential national helpline and webchat for men experiencing domestic abuse.
OPEN SERVICE📍 Find support on a map or by postcode
These finders are the quickest way to get from a regional page to the correct local service.
Council finder
Find your local authority by postcode.
OPEN FINDERNHS service finder
Find GPs, pharmacies, urgent care and other NHS services.
OPEN FINDERPolice local-area map
Enter an address or postcode to find local policing.
OPEN FINDERFamily Hub finder
Find government-funded Family Hubs where available.
OPEN FINDERFood bank finder
Search for nearby Trussell food banks.
OPEN FINDERLegal aid directory
Find legal-aid providers by category and area.
OPEN FINDERChecked September 2026: England pages use national postcode-based and regional finders so people can drill down to the correct council, NHS service, police force, Family Hub, food bank and advice service for their address. Services and eligibility can change, so use the linked official or established provider page for the current details.