Access to Food during COVID-19
If you cannot leave your home to get food, or cannot afford to purchase food, there are a number of ways you can get support. The voluntary sector in Sutton will continue to work alongside Sutton Council to distribute food in urgent and complex cases.
Sutton Community Hub will help you access food
Get in touch with us via our COVID-19 (Coronavirus) online support form or call us 0208 770 5000 (option 6), if your request is urgent. Our details are available on our How to ask for Help page.
When you get in touch, we will direct you to a service that can support you to access food. This may include a referral to the Sutton Foodbank, a charity in Sutton who can deliver food in an emergency situation.
Foodbank vouchers
To use the Sutton Foodbank, you will need a foodbank voucher. Many organisations in Sutton can provide vouchers.
The vouchers can be obtained from organisations and teams including Citizens Advice Sutton, Sutton Carers Centre (unpaid Adult or Young Carers), Encompass, Sutton Housing Partnership, Social Services, Inspire, Sutton Uplift, and the Welfare Reform Team.
Crisis loans and grants
Crisis loans & grants provide help to cover unexpected expenses in a crisis or emergency.
Support that can be offered includes:
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Food vouchers for Morrisons Supermarket
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Furniture and applicances can be provided
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Key or Card top-up for Gas and/or Electric meter (British Gas are not part of this scheme)
For further information on eligibility and how to apply, visit the crisis loans and grants page.
If you have any concerns regarding the above, get in touch with us via our How to ask for Help page
Volunteer shoppers
Volunteer Centre Sutton who are supported by volunteers, are offering help to people who are struggling to get out, self-isolating or vulnerable. Volunteers can shop for you, or help you shop and find delivery slots online. The service is free, however you will need to pay for your food through the Neighbourhood Volunteers shopping programme.
NHS Volunteer Responders
Support will continue to be available through the NHS Volunteer Responder Scheme, which can support collecting shopping and medication.
Call 0808 196 3646 between 8am and 8pm to arrange support or speak to your health care professional for transport support.
Below is a list of supermarkets you can contact for access to deliveries and food boxes
Aldi
✔ delivery | ✔ food boxes
ASDA
✔ delivery | ✔ food boxes | ✔ digital gift card
Co-op
✔ delivery
Iceland
✔ delivery
Lidl
M&S Food
✔ delivery | ✔ food boxes
Morrisons
✔ delivery | ✔ food boxes | ✔ digital gift card
Sainsbury's
✔ delivery | ✔ digital gift card
Tesco
✔ delivery | ✔ digital gift card
Waitrose
✔ delivery | ✔ digital gift card
Food delivery services
In some cases it’s hard to get food deliveries if you are currently self-isolating.
Below is a list of businesses which are delivering groceries, and may have delivery slots available. This list is just for information, Sutton Council does not endorse any business below.
If you cannot afford to buy food, or you need extra support, there are charities in Sutton who may be able to help. We have further information about who you can contact on our COVID-19 How to ask for help page.
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Delivering fresh fruit and veg, and store cupboard items. Delivery is free over £20 |
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Gourmet frozen meals service. Free delivery over £40. Free same day click and collect. Order by phone or online. |
01732 759020 |
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D Parker & Sons |
Offering free home delivery of meat, cheese, eggs, fresh fish and veg boxes to people self-isolating in the borough |
020 8688 6416 |
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Available as an app for your phone or as a website. The company which traditionally delivers takeaways has expanded to deliver groceries too. |
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E Thompson’s Pick N Pay |
E Thompson’s Pick N Pay take orders for deliveries via Uber Eats |
0208 648 3190
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A food wholesaler, offering fresh fruit and veg, store cupboard and household items, delivering to households within the M25. Minimum order is £35, and delivery costs £4.95 for orders under £70 |
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Delivering fresh fruit and veg, and store cupboard items. Delivery is £3.50 to SM postcodes |
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Flower Farm |
Offering a range of food boxes, including fresh fruit and veg, fresh meats, milk, eggs and bread |
01883 742288 |
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Food Point |
Delivering fresh fruit and veg, milk, bread, eggs and store cupboard items |
020 7971 7971 07507 820025 |
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Fresh Connect is offering home delivery service around Sutton for fresh fruit and veg, store cupboard and household items, free for deliveries over £30 |
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Delivering food boxes of fresh fruit and veg, milk, bread, eggs and store cupboard items. Can add meat and cheese to the box. Contact free collection from Ewell, KT17 3BY |
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Kidbay Parties |
Kidbay Parties are offering food boxes with fruit and veg, milk, bread and eggs. Boxes start at £20 |
078 2850 7061 |
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Offering home delivery service around Sutton for fresh fruit and veg, store cupboard and household items, free to SM1-5 postcodes for orders over £25 |
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Offering boxes of fresh fruit and vegetables, with the option to add dairy and bakery goods. |
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Fresh Fruit and vegetables. Deliver to local addresses, orders to be made on the day before 10am for delivery. |
020 8642 6446 |
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Morrisons have started delivering food boxes, filled with everyday essentials, including groceries and home products. Boxes start at £30 |
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New Covent Garden Market have shared a blog post listing the businesses offering home delivery, who work out of the market |
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Offering fresh produce, dairy and meat boxes from £12.50 |
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Pop to the Shop helps match people who can deliver food, with people who need a shop doing for them if they are isolating. It allows each party to accept and receive payment for the exact cost of the items, with those requesting a shop paying a £1 charge to cover the cost of the platform. |
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Ross Fruiterers |
Based in Worcester Park, Ross Fruiterers are offering delivery of fresh fruit and veg, bread, eggs and milk. Boxes are available from £10, and delivery is free within 3 miles of the shop |
0208 330 7492 |
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Delivering fresh and cooked meat, eggs, milk,and baguettes to over 60s, vulnerable people and NHS workers for orders over £20. Someone else can also collect your order from the shop. |
020 8643 1600 |
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Sheringhams Fine Foods |
Suppliers of fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy, frozen and dried goods. Based in New Covent Garden Market, deliver anywhere between M25 and some locations outside London |
07841 017 020 |
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SM Pineger Butcher |
Home delivery (open Tuesday to Saturday) for orders over £50. Call before 4pm for next day delivery. |
020 8642 0629 |
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Offering fresh produce, dairy and meat boxes from £25 |
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Delivering fresh and frozen fish, for orders over £25 |
020 8667 1251 |
If you are a business delivering groceries in Sutton, please get in touch with us at communicationsteam@sutton.gov.uk, so we can add you to our list.