by Hannah Danson | 29 May 2019 | Public sector |
The Government is carrying out a major overhaul on the way that poverty is measured in the UK, with new factors such as savings, assets and daily living costs being included, when determining whether a household or an individual is poor. The DWP is due to publish...
by Hannah Danson | 28 May 2019 | Children and young people, Health care and wellbeing, Public sector |
Six Local Family Partnerships are being set up, to improve outcomes for children, young people and families across Cornwall. With one in each locality area, the Partnerships are comprised of multi-agency staff from education providers at all levels, early years,...
by Hannah Danson | 24 May 2019 | Housing and related services, Public sector |
We have received a letter regarding Cornwall Council’s review of Cornwall’s Homelessness Strategy, requesting your help, including completing a survey. Dear stakeholders and partners, Homelessness can affect anyone at any time. Homelessness means not...
by Hannah Danson | 22 May 2019 | Environment and nature, Public sector |
A new report from the Cornwall Wildlife Trust has raised concerns that the Cornish Hedge is being lost, due to the construction of housing estates and industrial development. Some Cornish hedges are believed to be over 4,000 years old, making them among the oldest...
by Hannah Danson | 10 May 2019 | Funding and grants, Public sector |
(from the Civil Society website) The government has asked charities to respond to its call for evidence on the use of the social investment tax relief (SITR). SITR allows an investor to claim back 30 per cent of the value of an unsecured loan to an eligible charity...
by Hannah Danson | 7 May 2019 | Environment and nature, Public sector |
The UK has become the first country to declare a Climate Change Emergency Following a vote last week, the UK Government has declared a Climate Change Emergency, and will commit to new targets for reducing carbon emissions. The act is largely symbolic, and at this...
by Hannah Danson | 29 Apr 2019 | Older people, Public sector |
Cornwall Council have launched a new “60 over 60” campaign to try to find sixty inspirational residents from across Cornwall whose stories and experiences can help inspire other people to live and age well. If you know of someone who does something positive as part of...
by Hannah Danson | 23 Apr 2019 | Funding and grants, Public sector |
With the confusion around Membership or otherwise of the EU, here are a small selection of articles relating to the impact of all this on the charities sector. The Government and the ESF Managing Authority have stated that projects will continue to be funded under the...
by Hannah Danson | 17 Apr 2019 | Children and young people, Equality and diversity, Older people, Public sector |
**Deadline has been extended to 3 May Cornwall Council has asked us to seek your views on their efforts to improve the customer experience for vulnerable customers. They say: We are trying hard to improve customer experience and meet the commitments in our Customer...
by Hannah Danson | 10 Apr 2019 | Education and training, Employment and skills, Health care and wellbeing, Public sector |
Frontline Immigration Advice Project Refugee Action is running a Frontline Immigration Advice Project, which is offering high quality advice to vulnerable migrants, aiming to prevent injustice and destitution. The project trains advisers and supporting organisations...
by Hannah Danson | 5 Apr 2019 | Development, Public sector |
Local organisations in the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Cornwall are being asked to feed their views into a Local Industrial Strategy for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The Government has tasked every Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) in...
by Hannah Danson | 2 Apr 2019 | Advice advocacy and legal, Public sector |
From a press release from Cornwall Council: Cornwall Council is undertaking a Community Governance Review for the whole of Cornwall. This review may consider parish boundaries, the number of seats and warding arrangements for local councils and their names. It...
by Hannah Danson | 13 Mar 2019 | Health care and wellbeing, Public sector, VSF news |
A new system is being proposed for health and social care in Cornwall. The ‘Shaping Our Future’ system is being set up by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Health and Social Care Partnership and will involve the NHS, Cornwall Council and the voluntary sector. The...
by Hannah Danson | 27 Feb 2019 | Housing and related services, Public sector |
The Government is seeking views on: the effectiveness of existing non-statutory and statutory local accountability and partnership structures in homelessness services whether the government should introduce Homelessness Reduction Boards and, if so, how this could be...
by Hannah Danson | 20 Feb 2019 | Development, Education and training, Funding and grants, Public sector |
The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Growth Programme’s February newsletter has a series of articles looking at projects that they’ve been involved with, including Supporting transport links to the Isles of Scilly The Living Well to Work project, helping...
by Hannah Danson | 18 Feb 2019 | Health care and wellbeing, Public sector |
Latest alcohol consumption statistics A report by NHS Digital published earlier in February shows that more than one in five people drink more than 14 units of alcohol per week, the recommended maximum. For men, this figure is around 28%, and about 14% of women,...
by Hannah Danson | 4 Feb 2019 | Children and young people, Funding and grants, Public sector |
Prince’s Countryside Fund Funding is available for projects operating in rural areas of the UK that will have a long-term positive impact to the individuals and communities they seek to benefit. Funding up to £25,000 is available. Deadline: 21 February, 12pm....
by Hannah Danson | 28 Jan 2019 | Advice advocacy and legal, Public sector |
A couple of bits of news that might help people on reduced incomes Council Tax Reductions Cornwall Council has updated its web pages on Council Tax, so that it is easier and clearer for people to see whether they may be entitled to a reduction in their bill. Support...
by Hannah Danson | 22 Jan 2019 | Public sector |
Greater flexibility on payments and two-child limit changes as Universal Credit system has a refresh On the 11 January 2019, Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd set out a fresh approach to Universal Credit. Speaking at a job centre in London, she outlined how the...
by Hannah Danson | 14 Jan 2019 | Advice advocacy and legal, Children and young people, Housing and related services, Public sector |
News items around poverty, and money-related issues Gas Safe The Gas Safe scheme, run by Cornwall Home Solutions, is to help with gas safety work, servicing and small repairs etc. All applicants must live in owner occupied accommodation and either: Have a person with...
