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Winter Wellbeing - Help and support this winter

As winter sets in, it brings its challenges, from rising living costs to social isolation. In collaboration with community organisations, the following pages highlight a range of services across the city designed to keep people safe, warm, and healthy during the colder months.

Holiday Activity and Food Programme agreed in Preston for 2025/2026

Children jumping and playing in a play room

Following the Full Council meeting on 30 January, funding of up to £600,000 has been agreed to deliver the Holiday Activity and Food programme (HAF) in Preston.

Holiday Activity and Food programme

Round 6 of the Household Support Fund

Old age miniatures sitting on a pile of coins with a medical kit.

Applications for round 6 of the Household Support Fund are now available, with the objective of the scheme to help residents of Preston with rising energy costs.

Household Support Fund

Garden waste collection

A serene autumn scene captures the essence of seasonal change, as a green bucket overflows with vibrant leaves, resting against a stone wall. Nearby, a rake lies beside a pile of freshly gathered foliage, inviting a moment of reflection on nature’s beauty

You can now subscribe for the 2025/26 Garden waste collection year. If you are a Preston resident and wish to receive fortnightly garden waste (brown bin) collections, you need to subscribe to our garden waste collection service.

Garden waste collection (apply or renew)