Community support and advice
Our goal is not just to respond to crisis, but to end the need for foodbanks altogether by tackling the root causes of hardship.
Our friendly and knowledgeable advisors offer confidential, practical support to help you regain control of your situation, including:
- Maximising income
- Reviewing household spending
- Working towards a sustainable budget
- Benefits checks to ensure you are receiving what you’re entitled to
- Signposting to other services
We aim to help Horsham District residents maximise their income, making a real difference to household stability.
Find out what benefits you could receive
Understanding benefits can feel confusing, and many people don’t realise they may be entitled to financial support.
To help, Horsham Matters has created a set of simple guides explaining some of the most common benefits available. These guides outline who each benefit is for, what support it provides, and how you can apply.
Use the buttons below to open the guides and learn more about the help that may be available to you.
Support on the Move
In 2024, we launched our Support on the Move advice vehicle to bring face-to-face support directly into communities across Horsham District. The vehicle travels to surrounding villages on a fortnightly schedule.
Support available includes:
- Housing advice
- Utilities support
- Budgeting help
- Benefits and debt advice
Support on the Move August schedule
| Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 3rd | Storrington Village Hub | 2:00PM – 3:30PM |
| Tuesday 4th | Pulborough Sports Pavilion | 11:00AM – 1:00PM |
| Wednesday 5th | Redkiln Foodbank | 10:00AM – 12:00PM |
| Thursday 6th | Star Carpark Roffey | 9:30AM – 10:30AM |
| Tuesday 11th | Redkiln Foodbank | 10:00AM – 12:00PM |
| Wednesday 12th | Henfield High Street | 10:00AM – 12:00PM |
| Thursday 13th | Redkiln Foodbank | 3:00PM – 4:30PM |
| Monday 17th | Storrington Village Hub | 2:00PM – 3:30PM |
| Tuesday 18th | Pulborough Pantry | 8:30AM – 10:00AM |
| Wednesday 19th | Lintot Square Southwater | 1:00PM – 2:00PM |
| Thursday 20th | North Street Car Park | 10:00AM – 11:00AM |
| Tuesday 25th | Pulborough Sports Pavillion | 11:00AM – 1:00PM |
| Wednesday 26th | Storrington Chanctonbury Leisure Centre | 10:00AM – 11:30AM |
| Thursday 27th | Redkiln Foodbank | 3:00PM – 4:30PM |
| Friday 28th | Billingshurst Community Centre | 10:00AM – 11:30AM |
Connecting Cafés
Our community cafés in Roffey and Pulborough are warm, friendly places to meet new people and get a nutritious meal, with no charge if you are facing hardship.
At the café visitors come together over a meal, increasing their social networks and confidence. Alongside this, the café provides visitors with the opportunity to chat to the advice and advocacy support staff at Horsham Matters. Our advice staff can provide help with budgeting, benefits checks and applications, housing, signposting to other impactful services and referrals such as debt support.
Connecting Café – Roffey
- Cornerstone Methodist Church St Andrews, RH12 4DX
- Tuesdays 11:30am-1:30pm
Connecting Café – Pulborough
- Pulborough Sports Pavilion, RH20 3JY
- Thursdays 11:30am-1:30pm
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