Financial Wellbeing

There's lots of help and advice available to help you with your financial wellbeing.

Employee Benefits

Employee Benefits: NHS staff

Exclusive deals for NHS staff at NHS Staff Benefits - NHS Staff Benefits

Employee Benefits: East Renfrewshire Council staff

As an employee of East Renfrewshire Council, HSCP or East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure Trust, you have exclusive access to a range of benefits, offers and discounts to help you save money on your everyday lifestyle spending and motoring spend plus more! 

Visit www.eastrenrewards.co.uk and register using your Employee Number (which is the number you log into Self Service with) along with our Scheme ID Number 5504.

Home Energy 

For help and advice on reducing your home energy bills visitHome Energy Scotland and find out about the Home heating fund at Home Heating Advice Scotland

In work benefit entitlement

Check your in-work benefit entitlement by contacting our Money advice and rights team (MART). Email mart@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk, or Tel: 0141 577 8420. Or contact East Renfrewshire Citizen's advice Tel: 0141 881 2032. They can also help you budget, manage money and deal with debt.

Carers

If you care for someone and need some help or advice, the East Renfrewshire Carer's Centre has a huge range of information and support available.

Buying a home - 'Help to Buy'

If you want to buy a home on the open market but don't think you can afford the full price? The LIFT Scheme could help.· Visit the Link Housing website for more information.

Food Costs

There's a network of great value community food pantries across west central Scotland. They've been created to offer an alternative to larger more expensive supermarkets. Community pantries are not foodbanks. Visit the Scottish Community Pantry Network to discover your local pantry. They're always looking for local members and can save you around £20 to £30 per week on food costs.

Union members

If you are a member of one of the unions listed below there's a range of help and support available to members.

Unison Financial Assistance
Unite Benevolent Fund
​​​​​​​GMB Extra

Other help and advice 

Money Matters 
North Lanarkshire Council Benefits and money advice
South Lanarkshire Council Money matters advice service
Renfrewshire Council Money and advice
Glasgow advice and information network
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/