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Get help with meals

Find out who to contact to get meals delivered to you at home and how to use a food bank.

If you are finding it difficult to prepare a hot main meal you could get help with this.

There are companies who deliver ready meals to you on a regular basis. They may be:

  • hot and ready to eat
  • or supplied chilled/frozen so you can heat them up

To use some of the services you will need:

  • to be able to use an oven or microwave
  • a freezer to store the meals

Some care workers or personal assistants can help you with the preparation of meals.

Find a meal service

Food support

If you are struggling to afford food, there is support available in Torbay to help you through difficult times. Food support is part of a wider approach to help people get back on their feet.

If you are struggling to buy food the Torbay Food Alliance can help. They are a partnership of local community organisations working together to help people.

You’ll usually need to get a referral to a food bank from an organisation before you can use it. Organisations who can refer you include:

  • NHS
  • social care
  • Citizens Advice

You can refer yourself through the Torbay Community Helpline.

Online shop delivery services

Many local and national supermarkets have online grocery shopping and home delivery services.

Find a home delivery service