Monthly Archives: October 2011

Stirling Carers’ Centre gets £100k lottery funding

Carers’ project lands £100k lottery jackpot

Oct 12 2011 by Johnathon Menzies, Stirling Observer Wednesday

A CHARITY that supports carers in the Stirling area scooped a lottery jackpot yesterday (Tuesday).

The area’s branch of the Carers’ Forum was awarded £118,836.

Age UK warns Norfolk’s elderly facing winter fuel poverty

5.4 million households in the UK are living in fuel poverty and one in three pensioners across the country experience fuel poverty

 

Dominic Bareham dominic.bareham2@archant.co.uk
Thursday, October 13, 2011
12.48 AM

Winter fuel poverty could hit Norfolk harder than other parts of the country, an Age UK Norfolk representative has warned.

Linda Gill, the charity’s development manager, said the county had a higher than average elderly population receiving the winter fuel payment struggling to meet the increasing cost of fuel to keep their homes warm during the cold winter months.

Scheme to help people choose paid carers

Clients and their families will be able to search a national website www.supportwithconfidence.co.uk to find local providers who have been approved under the scheme to find one that matches their requirements.

 

By Linda Fort
October 11, 2011

A scheme has been launched to help people who need support at home to choose from good carers.

West Berkshire Council has introduced Support With Confidence designed to give the elderly and vulnerable in the community – and their families – greater peace of mind.

Caring organisations listed under the scheme are required to have passed the necessary background checks and carried out appropriate training.