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Updated 10 November 2026, 23:31 UTC

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Preparedness check

A few questions about your household, then a list of what to have ready for 3, 7 and 14 days without power or water. Free, and nothing you enter leaves this page.

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Who lives with you

Count everyone, including yourself.

Where you live
Health

Tick any that apply to someone in the household.

Medical equipment that needs mains power

Current preparedness level

How ready do you feel today?

Cooking
Heating
Phone and transport
Stored now

How many days would what is in the house last, with the taps and shops off?

Equipment

Tick what is in the house and working.

Plans
Your household

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Improvement plan

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    What to have ready

    Each item is marked essential, recommended or optional. Items you already have are greyed out.

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    Not medical advice. For medicines and medical equipment, follow your pharmacist, GP or supplier.
    Draft. Quantities use working rules (3 litres of drinking water a person a day, and so on) that are still being checked against official guidance. The (Ad) buttons do not link anywhere yet.