Tag Archives: Older care
More needs to be done for former carers
Calls for more support for former carers in Cornwall
A charity has claimed the government is not doing enough for hundreds of former carers in Cornwall.
There are about 62,000 carers in Cornwall saving the economy £1.2 billion a year, according to Carers UK.
Households need income of £30,000 a year to beat fuel poverty trap
Winter fuel poverty crisis looms for 8.3m UK households
Households need income of £30,000 a year to beat fuel poverty trap, says Energyhelpline.com.
Nearly a third of UK households are facing fuel poverty in the event of a predicted harsh winter, according to new research.
The independent price comparison website forecast energy customers will have to stump up an average £564* to pay their heating bills from December to February if the period is colder than average.
Former MP does not believe that some have to chose between eat and heat
Edwina Currie speaking about the choice between heating and food
Former MP Edwina Currie tells listeners who claim to have to choose between food and heating that she doesn’t believe anyone in the UK is too poor to eat.
