Tips for reducing your cost of living

Information and tips to reduce your cost of living.

How to set a budget

Citizens Advice offer advice on how to work out your budget.

Help for Households campaign

The government's Help for households campaign can help you find out what support is available to help with the cost of living.

Reducing heating and energy costs

Steps you can take to reduce your energy costs include:

• Keeping your heating at 17c
• Turning devices off rather than leaving them on standby. This could save you £80 per year
• Switching to LED light bulbs
• Using radiator reflectors
• Adding draught excluders to windows and the bottom of doors
• Using your washing machine during the low cost energy rate hours, between 10pm and 8am. You should check your energy provider information and be considerate to your neighbours if using the washing machine late at night

Eligible households have been contacted and offered a warm home pack. Warm home packs are in high demand and may not be in constant stock at Twickenham Civic Centre.

Reducing food waste

Read our advice to find out how to reduce your food waste.

Winter warmth home service

Thinking Works manages the winter warmth home service for Richmond Borough Council providing home visits and telephone advice.

Twickenham Library of Things

Residents can borrow over 30 useful DIY, gardening, cleaning, repair and home improvement items from Library of Things in Twickenham, rather than buying new.

Reducing costs for businesses

If you are a business wanting to reduce energy costs please contact the South West London Energy Advice Partnership (SWLEAP).