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Cash for Norfolk organisations
County Council makes grants available to help local people live independentl
Edited by Andy Porter editor@wellbeingnorfolk.co.uk
Community groups, voluntary and charitable organisations and town and parish councils can apply for grants of up to £50,000 to help people in Norfolk live independently with a good quality of life.
Welfare Reform Bill is crucial for the sick, disabled and carers writes Jenny Willott MP
Jenny Willott MP writes… The Welfare Reform Bill – What’s happened on ESA?
Benefits are not an easy subject to get your head around: we have a benefits system with enough acronyms, assessments, taper rates and tax credits to make your head spin. That’s why this Government is finally undertaking a hugely important and long-overdue reform of benefits.
Universal Credit will replace the complicated mix of tax credits, JSA, ESA, Housing Benefit and so on with one simple benefit. And the Universal Credit is why the Welfare Reform Bill is so crucial. It will revolutionise the way we support those who are unemployed, disabled, sick or caring for a loved one and is why we have to support the Bill and ensure it becomes law.
Family carers save the country billions
Unpaid carers praised
UNPAID carers who give up hours of their time to look after loved ones have been praised by a councillor.
Hartlepool councillor Ged Hall says people voluntarily looking after their friends and family save the country billions of pounds a year.
Officers at Hartlepool Borough Council say local authorities would be bankrupt if that level of support was withdrawn.
