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programme of energyrelated activities that aimed to reduce fuel poverty and enable older people to stay warm in their homes. A small part of the funding (£5,500) was used between January 2015 and March 2015 ... recruiting fully-qualified Energy Advisers to deliver support to older people to help them have a warm home. The support provided ranged from providing advice on energy-related issues to support with switching
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independently and proactively participate within their own communities. Each network operates from a community hub and provides a wide range of services that reduce social isolation, offers opportunities for volunteering ... Why does this matter? Older people should be able to live safely and with dignity in good quality, warm, comfortable housing in a setting of their choice. At the moment, only 5 per cent of housing in England
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Tel: 0808 802 2000. www.turn2us.org.uk. Warm Home Discount Scheme. Government-run information line for people in England and Wales who may be eligible for the Warm Home Discount Scheme – either because they ... Credit or because they’re on a low income with high energy costs. Tel: 0800 030 9322 www.gov.uk/the-warm-home-discount-scheme. Winter Fuel Payment Centre. Government-run information line for the Winter Fuel
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guide to keeping warm, safe and well this winter Health & wellbeing 1 Winter wrapped up Contents What this guide is about 2 Preparing for winter 3 Your winter health 6 Keeping yourself warm 12 Keeping your ... your home warm 14 What extra money could I be eligible for? 16 Heating your home efficiently 17 Useful organisations 21 Helpful telephone numbers 25 Supporting the work of Age Cymru 26 With a little preparation
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from partner organisations and local councillors. The positive atmosphere at the event was heart-warming, with people of all ages coming together with the same goal, to make Bridgend County Borough a great ... adaptations, and to make new friendships; and a project supporting befriending opportunities in community hubs, and in people’s homes using meals as a key component of the social interaction. organisations to
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such as a warm hub can benefit people socially. “Living alone is a lonely life. Warm space has made a world of difference for me. Bryncethin RFC social meets has improved my life no end. Warm spaces finishes ... I have lost thousands of pounds, which would certainly help with maintaining my home, keeping me warm and putting food in my cupboards.” Inclusive employment opportunities The availability of employment
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difficult to be sure how much advice is going to cost are a major barrier to engagement. FCA’s innovation hub should support the industry to develop set-price models of advice, making full use of automated technology ... detailed guidance by the FCA on what is good practice, and welcome initiatives such as the FCA innovation hub. In addition, if a standard ‘factfind’ is developed, some form of guidance may be needed on the situations
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groups and schemes, including telephone and befriending services, community connectors, and community hubs, to combat the loneliness and isolation which make people particularly vulnerable to scams;
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morbidity is preventable and a result of thermally inefficient houses that are difficult to keep warm.ii Cold weather causes a massive spike in associated health problems; it increases the incidence ... winter months also bring anxiety about escalating energy bills and the struggle to keep their homes warm. Yet many older people are largely unaware of the link between poor heating conditions, exposure to
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Part 10 Code of Practice (Advocacy) • Advocacy training for professionals (Social Care Wales Learning Hub) • Expert Class, Advocacy under the Act (for advocates) • Impending changes to the Community Health
