How we can help

Whether you've got a council housing problem, an idea for your neighbourhood, or you just want advice on who can help with something else, we're here for you.

Read our guide on the best ways to get help in Weetwood.

Support groups in the area

There are several excellent community groups that we support with our time and funding.

Weekly community meals

Welcome In Community Centre have a weekly warm space with refreshments and games from 1.30 - 4.30pm on Mondays
St Paul's on Raynel Drive run a weekly community meal from 5-6.45pm on Mondays

Help with energy bills, debt, and welfare advice

Leeds City Council provides and supports a lot of local advice. Find it in this helpful guide.

Free school uniform exchanges

We've supported the creation of regular free school uniform exchanges across LS6 and LS16. You can get school uniform for your children, free of charge. Find your nearest here.

Library of Things

If you want to borrow useful items like drills, sewing machines, carpet cleaners and more then you can save money by using the 'Library of Things' to borrow them. Based in Headingley, take a look at their inventory here.

Help from your local MP

Our Member of Parliament is Alex Sobel. He can help with issues to do with immigration, benefits, or anything else managed by the national government.

Contact Alex Sobel

Advice and help we can provide

We can help you on anything related to Leeds City Council.

If you're looking for help with finding council housing please note that we can ask for your banding to be re-assessed and help you find the right people to speak to about your case, but we can't influence where you are on the waiting list.

Here are some common examples of the sort of work we've done with local residents: