All tools
Every tool turns official UK advice into something for your own home, and shows its sources and the date we checked them.
Power cuts
- Backup power: which do I need?Tick what you'd want to keep going in a power cut. We'll tell you whether a power bank is likely to be enough, or whether to look at a portable power station on our sister site Ferncharge.
- Your home in a power cut: household planTell us who lives with you and how your home is heated, and get a plan for what stops working, what to do in the first hour and first day, who to call and what to keep in the cupboard.
- What stops working in a power cutTick what your home has, from the boiler to the landline, and see what stops in a power cut, what may keep going and what to do about each.
- Who to call in a power cutPick where you live and get the number to call, a link to find your local network operator, and where to report a cut or check for updates.
Water and food
- No-cook emergency food plannerPlan food your household can eat without a cooker for the days gov.uk suggests, starting from what's already in your cupboard. A shopping list by type of food, not a pack to buy.
- Emergency water storage calculatorHow much water to keep for your household, using both gov.uk tiers: the minimum to drink, and a comfortable amount for drinking, cooking and washing. With the containers to store it in.