If you need urgent help with food due to COVID-19 call 08085 834 333 for support.
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If you can afford food but are struggling to leave your home to buy it, supermarkets have been responding in a number of ways. These include:
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Supermarket |
Priority Hours/Traffic light system indicating when stores are least busy |
Online shopping delivery/Prioritising of delivery slots |
Food boxes |
E-gift cards/Volunteer shopping card |
Pharmacy Service/Prescription Services |
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Aldi |
Not available |
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Asda |
Volunteer shopping cards | ||||
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Coop |
Not available |
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| Home Bargains | Home Bargains store arrangements | Home Bargians online delivery | Essentials boxes | Not available | Not available |
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Iceland |
Not available |
Not available |
Not available |
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Lidl |
Not available |
Not available |
Not available |
Not available |
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Morrisons |
Morrisons online delivery and are offering telephone ordering of a limited range of basic foods. Customers should phone 0345 611 6111 and select option five. |
Not available |
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M & S |
Online – www.marksandspencer.co.uk or regular lines via Deliveroo from selected BP M&S and M&S stores
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One box per customer Priority delivery for over 70s |
Not available |
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| Ocado | Ocado deliveries |
Access for existing customers only Priority delivery for vulnerable customer |
Not available | Not available | Not available |
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Sainsbury’s |
"Feeding the nation" Sainsbury's support Telephone ordering service for vulnerable customers who have a slot but cannot place their order online. |
Not available |
Sainsbury's gift card |
Not available |
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Tesco |
Not available |
Not available |
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Waitrose |
Not available |
Not available |
There are other local shops and businesses that are offering meals or grocery deliveries . This document is updated regularly by Good Neighbours.
If you are unable to get a supermarket delivery yourself consider asking family members or friends to shop on your behalf. Alternatively, they might be able to set up a regular online delivery for you.
If you don’t know anyone who can help with your shopping, there are volunteers who can help:
If you are struggling to afford food because your income has been affected or your circumstances have changed, the Coventry Food Network can offer support from community food hubs across the city.
Food hubs can offer the following services:
If you are struggling as a result of COVID-19 and need an urgent referral to a Foodbank please call 08085 834 333.
Coventry Foodbank are run by the Trussell Trust. They offer support to local people in crisis. You must have a valid foodbank voucher in order to use this service. If you have not been directly affected by COVID-19 but still need a Foodbank voucher you can contact Coventry Foodbank directly or call 024 7699 3770.
You can also contact your local advice agency. Advice agencies in Coventry who can issue Foodbank vouchers include Coventry Independent Advice Service and Coventry Citizens’ Advice. You can also contact a family hub or your GP.
You will be told the location of your nearest foodbank when issued a voucher, or you can see Foodbank locations on the map below.
If you are struggling as a result of COVID-19 and need urgent support, please call 08085 834 333.
Social Supermarkets, also known as Grub Hubs, offer heavily discounted food parcels, typically about £20 worth of food for a cost of a £4 membership.
Social Supermarkets or Grub Hubs do not require you to have a foodbank voucher to access them but may have some criteria to ensure they are helping those who need it most.
Children who are eligible for free school meals may be receiving food on site, through food parcels or the national voucher scheme. Please contact your child’s school directly to ask about access to free school meals.
The government has announced the COVID Summer Food Fund which will mean children who are eligible for free school meals will be supported over the summer holidays. School will be issuing vouchers worth £15 per week before the holidays start for all eligible children.
Find out about free school meals and emergency food for children and families
Over 90% of the food distributed by foodbanks in The Trussell Trust network is donated by the public. More than ever the foodbank is reliant on the kind donations of the public to help those in greatest need.
Find out more about Coventry Food Bank and make a cash or food donation.
