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Weekly Costs

Where your money goes!
Approximate cost over 4 weeks
Rent
£60 – £200.00
(Housing benefit might pay this)
Council Tax
£75.00
(you might get a discount)
Water/sewerage charges
£20.00
per month for Band C
Electricity
£20.00
Gas
£20.00
Phone/mobile
£30.00
Travel (buses etc)
£20.00
(or upward)
TV License
£9.00
 
Food
£100.00
 
Clothes
£40.00
 
Toiletries
£10.00
 
Cleaning products
£2.50
 
TOTAL
£506.50
(£ 126.63 per week)

Source: Streets Ahead

You may be able to get help with costs.

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272 (35%) of homeless applications to SBC in 2004 were from 16-24 year olds. 

SBC Homelessness Team

 


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