Discounted food
Using discounted food services can be a great way to reduce weekly shopping costs, especially during times when budgets feel tight. Whether you're topping up your cupboards or planning meals for the week, accessing lower-cost food can help you stay on track financially without compromising on variety or nutrition.
The Community Shop Fawcett Street, operates on a membership basis and is open to anyone living in the SR1 or SR2 postcodes or that receive means tested benefits anywhere in the city.
The Community Shop provides support through its three distinct but interconnected spaces: Community Store, Community Hub, and Community Kitchen
- Community Store provides access to deeply discounted food and household essentials, including its Plenty for 20 range which provides fruit, vegetables and bread for only 20p
- Community Hub :is funded by profits from the community Store . It delivers life-changing holistic support and development programmes, empowering people across the local community to learn new skills and build their confidence open to all Sunderland residents
- Community Kitchen. Is a café that enables people to connect with others and offers home-cooked meals, with kids eating for free every day, open to all Sunderland residents
The Company Shop provides free membership and quality food at substantial discounts for people working in food manufacturing and distribution, the NHS, care, police, fire, and for those on means tested benefits. The nearest shop is in Washington.
The Bread and Butter Thing offers groceries at a fraction of high street prices. Their mobile food clubs help people to save money on their food shop and helps prevent food from being wasted.
Prices range from £5 for an individual bag to £17 for a large family. Whichever offer you opt for, you will be saving on your normal weekly food bill. Bags can include fresh fruit and veg, chilled food and cupboard staples such as pasta and cereal. You can also use your Healthy Start vouchers. There are various hubs across Sunderland, find your nearest one and sign up here.
Too Good To Go helps stop good food from going to waste, offering great value for money at local stores, cafes and restaurants.
These services don't just benefit households - they also play an important role in reducing food waste. By redistributing surplus food that might otherwise be thrown away, they help prevent good food from going to landfill, supporting a more sustainable and environmentally friendly community.
