Christmas

wendy1
wendy1 Community Member Posts: 131 Empowering
in Money and bills
I'm so sad at the thought of not having a traditional Christmas Dinner, it was always something I looked forward to. With everything else that this Government is doing to certain people, not being able to have Christmas Dinner this is another thing to put on the list. 😥

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  • wendy1
    wendy1 Community Member Posts: 131 Empowering
    edited December 2023
    Well yes, there is. I used to go over the top or go out for Xmas Dinner, but now I will have to save what money I have.
  • wendy1
    wendy1 Community Member Posts: 131 Empowering
    edited December 2023
    How ?. Just some Potatoes, piece of Turkey and 1 or 2 Vegetables. The smallest Turkey costs at least £5. What about a Starter and then a Pudding. Before my plate would have that much on it, there was no room for anything else. 
  • Lottie1732
    Lottie1732 Community Member Posts: 125 Empowering
    @wendy1

    Hi Wendy, have you tried an application to the household support fund? Below is a comment I made on another thread.  I received the voucher 20 days after submitting my application. 

    Lottie1732 said:
    I put in an application yesterday for grocery vouchers (£150!) as a new round of funds were available. Check your local council - you can find their individual pages here by doing a search. 

    The criteria and application is very simple. Only took 5 minutes. No guarantees of course, but if it gets approved, that's going to go a long way and all the big supermarkets do a lot in the way of gifts now.

    Go for it!  https://www.gov.uk/cost-living-help-local-council
  • Lottie1732
    Lottie1732 Community Member Posts: 125 Empowering
    @wendy1

    Hi Wendy, have you tried an application to the household support fund? Below is a comment I made on another thread.  I received the voucher 20 days after submitting my application. 

    Lottie1732 said:
    I put in an application yesterday for grocery vouchers (£150!) as a new round of funds were available. Check your local council - you can find their individual pages here by doing a search. 

    The criteria and application is very simple. Only took 5 minutes. No guarantees of course, but if it gets approved, that's going to go a long way and all the big supermarkets do a lot in the way of gifts now.

    Go for it!  https://www.gov.uk/cost-living-help-local-council
  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 14,602 Online Community Programme Lead
    You're definitely not alone in feeling that way @wendy1, I know my Christmas is going to look very different this year too. 

    Have a look at the cost of living support available that Lottie has linked. And maybe have a think about what items you'll miss most from your plate, and see if there are more affordable ways to get some of them so you won't feel like you're missing out as much? 
  • 2oldcodgers
    2oldcodgers Posts: 732 Connected
    woodbine said:
    Xmas dinner at home can be done quite well on a budget.
    I agree and to be honest who wants to have dinner with a load of strangers in a restaurant/pub?
    Like everything else you have to cut your cloth accordingly - celebrate at home then put the telly on for entertainment.
    I've never had dinner at Christmas in public even to the point when I lived alone when I was in my late 20's I made sausage & chips followed by a miniature of dark rum.
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,848 Championing
    Hello @wendy1

    I just wanted to comment as ask if you looked at the link Lottie provided? 

    I did also see this article yesterday about which supermarket will have the cheapest of the "Christmas Dinner staples". Some supermarkets are doing discounts with their rewards cards, some are doing bundles. My friends did a bundle last year and then found they could budget for a few extra treats on top.
  • wendy1
    wendy1 Community Member Posts: 131 Empowering
    Hi Lottie, no I haven't applied to the household support fund, I find it might have been to late. I will keep it in mind for next year. But thanks for your help.

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