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Household scenarios

Each guide starts with inventory and official advice before any product criteria.

• Power cut evening: light, heat and information without draining your phoneMulti-hour or overnight electricity outage at home
• Power cuts: light, warmth and information at homeMulti-hour or overnight electricity outage at home
• Checking the cupboard first: three days of food without a speciality shopStay-home disruption when shops or cooking are limited
• Severe weather: calm steps when a Met Office warning is outMet Office weather warning covering your area
• Temporary evacuation: a calm leave-home bagAsked to leave home for flooding, gas incident or similar
• When the tap runs cloudy: water interruption and boil noticesBurst main, treatment issue, or boil-water advice
• Amber on the map: what to do the day before a Met Office warningYellow or Amber weather warning for your area
• Winter travel: a modest UK car shelfShort winter delay or immobilisation on a UK road
• Flood alert to flood warning: England and Wales household stepsEnvironment Agency flood messaging for your postcode
• Floodline and the Scottish kit bag: preparing north of the borderSEPA flood messaging and Ready Scotland planning
• The leave-home bag: temporary evacuation without dramaAsked to leave home for flooding, gas incident or similar
• Winter car shelf: stuck on a UK road in snow or iceShort winter delay or immobilisation on a UK road
• Neighbours and the Priority Services Register: planning for extra supportHousehold includes or supports someone who needs extra help
• Six-month kit review: expiry dates, batteries and changing householdsRoutine maintenance after moving, new baby, new pet or season change