Please find below helpful links to get us through this current crisis.
Click on link https://helpforhouseholds.campaign.gov.uk/
Useful information
Active Local:
Across Hertfordshire this a place-based approach is key to engage and develop an active lifestyle with communities within Hertfordshire. For more information refer to the website: https://sportinherts.org.uk/sport-for-social-change/activelocal/#content
Stevenage FC Foundation:
Great active exercise sessions taking place in Stevenage. The posters are attached within the email.
Support for Ukrainians in Hertfordshire:
For my further information refer to the website: https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/about-the-council/news/ukraine-support/ukraine-support-in-hertfordshire.aspx
Funding opportunities:
Together Fund – Herts Sports Partnership have been given funding from Sport England to support community organisations to recover, operate and grow.
There are three grants that include:
- Active Local area – delivering support to local areas
- Culturally Diverse Communities
- People with a Disability
Please see the website: https://sportinherts.org.uk/sport-for-social-change/together-fund/
Warm Herts Fund – £2000 are available for community groups who are available to provide warm places for local communities during rising cost-of-living and this festive period.
People who can apply are not for profit, voluntary or community/faith groups based in Herts. The group must have a safeguarding policy and up-to-date risk assessment.
Please see these links below:
- Warm Herts Fund: https://www.hertscf.org.uk/warmspaces
- To register and find warm spaces: https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/adult-social-services/news-and-campaigns/warm-spaces.aspx
Cost of living support
Togetherall— Please see below an article link on Mental well-being advice during cost living period: https://togetherall.com/en-gb/support-articles/how-can-we-look-after-our-mental-health-during-a-time-of-financial-stress/
Winter Fuel Payment – Since 23 November 2022, over 11.6 million pensioners in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have started to receive payments of up to £600 to help with their energy bills this winter.
- Further information to help pensioners work out how much they will receive is available on GOV.UK: Winter Fuel Payment: How much you’ll get – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- Most payments are made automatically in November or December and should be received by 13 January 2023.
- Those who do not receive a payment by 13 January 2023 should contact the Winter Fuel Payment Centre.
- How to claim for winter fuel payment: Winter Fuel Payment: How to claim – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Pension Credit – To ensure that a successful backdated claim falls within the qualifying period for extra £324 cost of living help, pensioners are being urged to claim Pension Credit as soon as possible, and by no later than 18th December 2022.
- The online pension credit calculator is guidance tool to make it easier for pensioners to check if they’re likely to be eligible and get an estimate of what they may receive. See the website: https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit-calculator
- To get pension credit, to top up your pension, you have to be aged 66 or over if single, and both be aged 66 or over if making a new claim as a couple