Cost of living support

Get support with bills including energy, broadband and food costs. 

Help with the cost of living

Essex stands with Ukraine

Information for sponsors and guests on the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

Homes for Ukraine

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Adult social care and health

Includes social care help, advice on disabilities and health conditions, Blue Badge, paying for care and support for carers

Children, young people and families

Find services for children and young people, including social care, adoption, fostering and health and wellbeing

Schools and learning

Includes school admissions, early years and childcare, post-16 options and adult learning

Jobs and apprenticeships

Find jobs, volunteering and apprenticeship opportunities in Essex

Births, ceremonies and deaths

Includes weddings, civil partnerships, births, deaths, Coroner's service, citizenship and other ceremonies

Libraries

Reserve, renew and access library items. Find events and volunteering opportunities.

Roads, streets and transport

Report a highways problem, get updates on travel, transport and roadworks

Planning, land and recycling

Includes planning applications, recycling centres and Essex Energy Switch

Business

Includes business licences, supplying the council, trading standards and support for businesses

About the council

Find your councillor, Council Tax, what happens at council meetings and how the council works

Leisure, culture and local heritage

Includes cultural events and activities, historical records, archives and building conservation

Make a payment

Pay social care and sundry invoices, penalty charges and licence fees

Move for your mind

We are often saturated with quick fixes for positive wellbeing, from self-help books and apps to supplements. But one solution has quietly stood the test of time – movement. Find Your Active: Move For Your Mind inspires people of all ages and abilities to discover and enjoy ways to get moving.

Find your moment, Find Your Active, and move for your mind.
Two ladies aged 60 plus in their swimming costumes smiling at each other after a swim in the sea. The text says 'stay strong, stay sharp, stay in bloom'.

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