The new Government has inherited a challenging situation, but it is clear that more support is urgently needed. The most efficient way to provide this is to reform the Warm Home Discount, to ensure it reaches more households and provides support that is based on their energy needs. https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publications/fixing-the-foundations-the-need-for-better-targeted-support-for-energy/
Tag: hardship
Pension Credit: What you need to know
Up to 880,000 households across the UK may be missing out on support worth on average over £3,900 a year. Read more about claiming for yourself or a loved one. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pension-credit-what-you-need-to-know–2
Statistics about sanctions on Universal Credit (UC)
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-sanctions-statistics-to-may-2024 The statistics show: in May 2024, 6.17% of UC claimants who were in the conditionality regimes where sanctions can be applied, were undergoing a sanction on the count date. The UC sanction rate is down by 0.4 percentage points from February 2024 and is down by 0.5 percentage points in the latest 12 months …
Older people’s experiences of claiming social security entitlements
Why don’t people receive their entitlements? Often, it is assumed the primary reason for low take-up is that older people are not aware of the existence of relevant support. While this is certainly the case for some people — and should continue to be tackled by targeted awareness raising campaigns — focusing solely on awareness…
FREE Warburtons crumpets
https://www.warburtons.co.uk/our-campaigns/ask-for-ellen/ We’re really proud to once again partner with Morrisons and bring back ‘Ask for Ellen’ to help support families through the holidays. All you need to do is ‘Ask for Ellen’ at any Morrisons’ café between 5th and 25th August and you will receive two standard crumpets with a choice of 6 toppings, for…
The impact of hardship on primary schools and primary and community healthcare
https://www.jrf.org.uk/deep-poverty-and-destitution/the-impact-of-hardship-on-primary-schools-and-primary-healthcare The findings are stark: services are staggering under the weight of hardship. Services are spending significant resources, time, funding, emotional energy, and in some cases, whole job roles, trying to deal with the consequences of hardship. It diverts resources and adds to demand and workloads, which has knock-on impacts on pupils, families and patients…