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Local Energy Advice Partnership 0 comments

Local Energy Advice Partnership With electricity prices increasing yet again, many of us can probably do with some help when it comes to keeping warm and saving money. Read on [...]

Warm Home Discount & more money-saving tips 2 comments

Warm Home Discount and more Here are some ideas about ways that you may be able to save money on keeping warm, if you have a disability, are elderly, and [...]

Individual Budgets – Self-Directed Support Comments disabled

What does this mean? How does it work? Who gets help? How can the money be used? How well does it work in practice? Dr Christine Barton – a case [...]

Direct Payments Comments disabled

What are Direct Payments? Who gets them? How can they be used? What are Direct Payments? Direct Payments are money paid by the Local Authority to a person who has [...]

Budgeting Loan Comments disabled

What is a Budgeting Loan? This is money which you may be able to borrow under certain circumstances to help pay for certain things. Click the links to go straight [...]

Cold Weather Payments Comments disabled

Cold Weather Payments are dealt with by Job Centre Plus Cold Weather Payments are made during periods of very cold weather. You can get it if: You or your partner are [...]

The Christmas Bonus Comments disabled

This is a tax-free sum paid, before Christmas, to customers who are getting one or more qualifying benefits. It is dealt with by Job Centre Plus You must be entitled [...]

WaterSure explained 0 comments

WaterSure explained: help with high water bills WaterSure is a scheme that helps some households with high water use and low incomes by capping their water bills. It is designed [...]

WaterSure reform 0 comments

WaterSure overhaul will cap water bills for more disabled households The WaterSure scheme was established to ensure that people on low incomes with high essential water use are not paying [...]