Find help with the cost of living in Derry and Strabane

Struggling with the cost of living in the Derry City & Strabane council area? Know somebody living locally who needs support with food, fuel or warmth? Derry City & Strabane District Council has collected details for support services and community organisations in one place.

Access the cost of living support site

The site features sections on finances, bills, food, fuel, warm spaces, community centres and more.

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Three key mental health messages from recent Clear Forum event

Catch up on the most important points made at the recent Reach, Remit, Referral event at the Omagh Enterprise Centre
Clear Project Training Outcomes

Here you will information on the Clear Project's training outcomes.
Seeking your expertise: Establishing diabetes wellbeing hubs in the north west

In the Western Trust area there a 17,500 people living with diabetes. A further 10,500 are living with prediabetes. Join community leaders to discuss planning and design of a local community-based Wellbeing Hub with Diabetes UK
Clear Forum event: Reach, Remit and Referral

Reach, Remit Referral - Focussing on mental health emotional wellbeing and suicide prevention within in the Western Area The aim of the event is to highlight support and services available through the Protect Life 2 Strategy

'Emotional' new mural reflects research on cancer and mental health

Hive Cancer Support unveiled the mural which is the outcome of an Ideas Fund project
Derry & Strabane puts nature at the heart of European wellbeing economy work

Derry City & Strabane was represented at the WHO European Healthy Cities conference last week where we shared the Derry City & Strabane District Council’s Natural Capital Account and Green Infrastructure plan
Our impact in 2022/23

Read our impact report for 2022-23
New Derry~Londonderry community research partnership with Ulster University secures £90,000 in funding

New Derry~Londonderry community research partnership with Ulster University secures £90,000 in funding
What can we learn from the global schools at the front line of air quality action?

Developing lungs. Closer to the ground. Everyone suffers when air quality is poor, but the World Health Organization is clear in its assessment that children suffer more.
Does money make you healthy?

Being wealthy adds nine years to healthy life expectancy, but how does it work in practice?
How Aberdeen's district heating scheme helped slash fuel bills

District heating is completely normal. So why are there so few heat network schemes in Northern Ireland
Rethinking obesity for good

This World Obesity Day (4 March) we're opening our minds to system-level solutions
Six community wellbeing projects in the north west awarded £388k in funding

Projects include supporting women with a learning disability through menopause, bringing together rural and urban communities to alleviate poor mental wellbeing and food poverty, and a mural based on the stories of cancer survivors in Derry City Centre
Celebrating 30 years of Developing Healthy Communities

Looking back on an amazing series of 30th anniversary events (in pictures). This year we celebrated 30 years of Developing Healthy Communities through community participation, cooperation and consultation in local decision-making.