Crime & Community Safety 

Crime

• Independent: ‘Police ‘fear surge in crime and civil unrest’ driven by cost of living crisis this winter’ (04/09/22)  
• Neighbourhood Watch: ‘Supporting your community through the cost-of-living crisis’  
• West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (26/08/22): ‘ ”Serious fears” over crime rise due to lack of emergency budget on energy bills’ 

Community Safety 

• West Midlands Fire Service: Cost of Living Presentation
• West Midlands Fire Service: ‘Winter Warmth and the Cost of Living’

Health & Wellbeing 

• Birmingham & Solihull Integrated Care System: Cost of living support and advice for staff  (For employees of all organisations commissioned by the NHS to deliver health and social care across the city) 
• Route 2 Wellbeing (Voluntary Community, Faith & Social Enterprise sector Health & Wellbeing services)
  
• House of Lords Library: ‘Cost of Living: Impact on public wellbeing’ (14/10/22)
• NHS Providers: ‘Rising Living Costs: The Impact on NHS, Staff and Patients’ (September 2022)  
• Healthwatch Birmingham - If the costs of things like food, medicine and heating are worrying you Healthwatch Birmingham @HWBrum has put together a list of local organisations that can help 
• Healthwatch Birmingham contact 0800 652 5278 or email [email protected] 
• Healthwatch Solihull - If the costs of things like food, medicine and heating are worrying you Healthwatch Solihull @HealthwatchSol has put together a list of local organisations that can help.
• Healthwatch Solihull contact 0808 196 3912 or [email protected]

Community Buildings 

Warm Welcome  

• Birmingham Warm Welcome Spaces