If you can't afford food, you can arrange an assessment to find out whether you qualify for a food voucher.
- Waiting for benefit to start
- Changed benefits
- Benefits sanctioned
- Stopped benefits
- Unemployment
- Debt
- Sickness
- Lack of free school meals during holidays
- Asylum / Immigration
- Street homelessness
- Sofa surfing
- Family crisis
- Crisis Support refused
- Covid-related emergency (e.g., loss of working hours)
How to get food
Contact us by emailing info@lutonfoodbank.org.uk or calling 01582 725838 (Mon-Fri, 8.30am-4pm) Our advisors can assess your situation, and arrange food parcels where appropriate. They can also signpost you to other organisations for advice on debt, housing, etc, but you can also find this sort of information by clicking here. If you email or leave a message, we'll try to get back to you within 3 to 5 days. If we can't get through at the first attempt, we'll try again later.
If you prefer not to contact us directly, you can choose one of the referral methods below. If you'd rather not use Luton Foodbank at all, you can see a list of alternative providers by clicking here.
Luton Borough Council crisis support: Freephone 0800 4561673 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5.30pm)
Citizens Advice helpline: Freephone 0808 278 7847 (See Citizens Advice website for times.) Citizens Advice also offers online chat, but it's a national service so may not be the best choice for you.
Distribution Centres
If you qualify for food parcels, your referrer will ask you to select the most convenient location to collect your food. Your visit is treated as confidential, and food bags do not have any foodbank markings etc. It's important that you try to attend the distribution session you chose, to help us ensure we have the correct amount at each session.
Futures House Community Halls, The Moakes, Marsh Farm, LU3 3QB
Telephone Luton Foodbank: 01582 725838
Time: Monday, 11am-1pm. Cut-off time for same-day referral: 10.00am.
Cut-off time for same-day referral to Marsh Farm is 10am. We cannot guarantee to honour referrals taking place after 10am on the same day, because the voucher will not have been processed before the van leaves our warehouse.
Telephone Luton Foodbank: 01582 725838
Time: Tuesday, 1.00pm-3.00pm. Cut-off time for same-day referral: 12.00 midday.
Cut-off time for same-day referral to Dallow is midday. We cannot guarantee to honour referrals taking place after midday on the same day, because the voucher will not have been processed before the van leaves our warehouse.
Stopsley Baptist Church, St Thomas’ Road, LU2 7XP
Telephone Luton Foodbank: 01582 725838
Time: Wednesday, 1pm-3pm. Cut-off time for same-day referral: midday.
Cut-off time for same-day referral to Stopsley on Wednesday is midday. We cannot guarantee to honour referrals taking place after midday on the same day, because the voucher will not have been processed before the van leaves our warehouse.
(Pedestrian entrance: Taylor Street. Accessible & vehicle entrance: York Street.)
Telephone Luton Foodbank: 01582 725838
Time: Thursday, midday-2pm. Cut-off time for same-day referral: 11.00am.
Cut-off time for same-day referral to High Town on Thursday is 11.00am. We cannot guarantee to honour referrals taking place after 11.00am on the same day, because the voucher will not have been processed before the van leaves our warehouse.
(Pedestrian entrance: Taylor Street. Accessible & vehicle entrance: York Street.)
Telephone Luton Foodbank: 01582 725838
Time: Friday, 1pm-3pm. Cut-off time for same-day referral: 12.00 midday.
Cut-off time for same-day referral to High Town on Thursday is 12 midday. We cannot guarantee to honour referrals taking place after 12 noon on the same day, because the voucher will not have been processed before the van leaves our warehouse.
Telephone: 01582 452356
Time: Saturday, 10am-midday
Cut-off time for referral to Discover Islam on Saturday is 3.00pm on the previous day. We cannot guarantee to honour referrals taking place after 3.00pm on the previous day, because the voucher will not have been processed before the van leaves our warehouse.