Disclaimer

bereadyforemergency.online is an independent guide and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of the UK government, the Cabinet Office, or the official Be Ready campaign.

The official Be Ready campaign is run by the UK government's Cabinet Office. Its official website is beready.campaign.gov.uk. For authoritative guidance on emergency preparedness, always refer to the official campaign site and GOV.UK.

We work hard to keep our guides accurate and based on official sources, but government advice can change. If anything on this site differs from the current official guidance, the official guidance wins. We aim to update our pages when the advice changes, but we can't guarantee every page reflects the latest version at all times.

Our practical tips — for example, suggestions for building your emergency kit on a budget — are general information, not professional advice. They don't replace guidance from emergency services, your energy or water supplier, or a medical professional. In an emergency, follow the instructions of the emergency services. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 999.

Links to official sources (beready.campaign.gov.uk, gov.uk, thepsr.co.uk, ready.scot, nidirect.gov.uk) are provided for your convenience. We don't control those sites and aren't responsible for their content.

Finally, a note on tone: some coverage of the Be Ready campaign has used alarming language about "stockpiling". The government's own guidance asks households to build readiness gradually and not to panic-buy. Our guides follow that framing throughout — practical, calm, and proportionate to the everyday emergencies the campaign actually covers.