The Healthier Wealthier Wakefield Families service works with families in Wakefield living in poverty, supporting them to maximise their disposable income (for example by identifying low-cost/ free activities for families, or by accessing low-cost healthy food for families) and improve their quality of life.  The Healthier Wealthier Wakefield Families service has a ‘family focus’ approach and have expertise both in family and child-related benefits and financial issues and supports families (with children under the age of 12). The Service provide a single point of contact where professionals working with families can obtain advice and support on financial issues.

The Healthier Wealthier Wakefield Families service has been procured via the Open - Above Threshold (LTR) Procedure.