Keeping warm during the winter is essential for good health and wellbeing. However, when money is tight, turning off the heating is one of the first sacrifices people make. Heating should not be a luxury and there is help available for those who are struggling to pay for the cost of heating their home. You can check if you could be eligible by contacting your energy supplier or following one of the following links: Warm Home Discount Scheme British Gas EDF Energy Co-operative Energy Scottish Power etc.
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Will you be warm and safe this winter?
HARCVS is a partner in the Warm & Well project which seeks to assist residents and patients who are most at risk from the physical and emotional effects of being too cold at home, such as those on low incomes, with long-term health conditions, and the frail or elderly.
Support is varied according to people’s individual needs, but can cover energy switching, benefits advice, improvements to the home so it is both warmer and more efficient, crisis interventions where someone is without heating or hot water, and support with fuel debts. Funded by the British Gas Energy Trust, the project is only active until the end of December this year, so people are encouraged to get in touch sooner rather than later.
Referrals can be made into Warm and Well by calling 01423 740 001 or by visiting www.first4contact.org