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Kit builders · from official UK guidance
Build your kit
Pick the situation, tell us who it’s for, and get a list sized to your household from GOV.UK, the NHS, the Environment Agency and the Highway Code, with a well-reviewed pick for anything you don’t already have. Most people own half of it already.
Start with the home kit builder →12
kit builders
home, weather, travel and care
198
items on the lists
each says where it comes from
148
sources linked
GOV.UK, NHS, Highway Code and more
At home
Home emergency kitThe government’s 72-hour list, sized for your household.10 itemsPower cut kit version →
Home first aid kitPlasters to thermometer, from the NHS and St John Ambulance lists.18 items
Seasons and weather
Flood kitThe Environment Agency’s flood kit, kept high and dry.18 items
Heatwave kitShade, water, sun protection and a fan used the right way.18 items
Snowed-in kitA few days at home when snow and ice close the roads.18 items
On the move
Winter car kitStuck in snow, a flat battery, a closed road.18 items
Grab bagIf you have to leave home in a hurry.18 items
Workplace and commuter kitGetting home when the trains stop or the roads close.17 items
Caravan and campervan kitAlarms, gas, hook-up and the towing checks.18 items
For someone you care for
Baby and toddler kitFeeds, warmth and nappies when the power goes.16 items
Pet kitFood, medicines, records and a carrier.14 items
Kit for an older relativeFor a parent or grandparent living at home.15 items
Sizing a power station
What size power station?Work out the battery you’d need for what you want to keep running.Appliance running costsHow many watts everyday appliances use, what they cost per hour at the price cap, and how long a power station would run each one.
Money checkers
What might I be missing?Tap what fits your household and see which payments, discounts and grants you might be able to get.Power cut compensation calculatorWhat your network operator owes you for a long power cut, and how to claim it.Cold Weather Payment checkerYour postcode’s weather station, how many £25 payments it has triggered, and whether you’d get them.
Your water supply
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