Local hubs, including Rhiwbina, Llanishen, Whitchurch, Llandaff North & Gabalfa, Rhydypennau, and Radyr, will be offering 'warm welcome spaces' again this year to support customers worried about the costs of heating their own homes.
From Monday (21 October) hubs and libraries around Cardiff will again offer a safe and warm environment where people can meet to chat, read a book, access services and find out about support.
This is the third year of the initiative, which seeks to support anyone in the city concerned about the cost of living, including energy prices, over the colder months.
You can call into any of the city's hubs or libraries during their usual opening hours. Visit https://cardiffhubs.co.uk/ for details. Hot refreshments will also be available but times vary from venue to venue.
Cardiff Council cabinet member Lee Bridgeman said: "Our hubs and libraries are fantastic community spaces, offering a wide range of support to residents. Our friendly teams will be on hand to offer as much, or as little, advice and help to anyone who comes along to the warm welcome spaces."
Advice and support available at hubs includes housing, claiming benefits including Pension Credit, debt support, and information about grants and discounts.
Anyone looking for help can also contact the council's money advice team on 029 2087 1071 or email advicehub@cardiff.gov.uk Visit www.cardiffmoneyadvice.co.uk
🏫 Local hubs are also supporting the delivery of NHS Wales's test-and-post service for quick and easy access to self-sampling kits for sexually-transmitted infections.
People will be able visit any hub or library across the city and ask for a free test kit for a range of infections including chlamydia and gonorrhoea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.
The initiative aims to support people who prefer not to visit a healthcare setting to be tested, those who may not have digital access to order self-tests online, people with no fixed address or visitors to the city. You can complete a request form if you prefer not to ask.
Tests kits include everything needed to take samples and once completed at home or another private location, these can be sealed and then posted off in discreet, pre-paid packaging for analysis. Results come back within three weeks.
Cardiff Council cabinet member, and councillor for Heath and Birchgrove, Julie Sangani, said: "There are various reasons why someone might prefer to collect a self-sampling kit from a community facility rather than going to a clinic or receiving a testing kit to their home address so this is a discreet and convenient service for members of the public."
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