by Hannah Danson | 26 Jan 2021 | Employment and skills, Environment and nature, Housing and related services, Public sector |
A quick round-up of projects and schemes that have been given the go-ahead, or awarded funding lately including workspace centres in Penzance, Liskeard and Hayle, renewables generation and community centre expansion near Truro, and 14 small green schemes across Cornwall.
by Hannah Danson | 26 Jan 2021 | Funding and grants, Housing and related services, Public sector |
Cornwall Council is asking the VCSE sector to help identify people who could apply for their Covid Winter Grant, to support those in poverty. Find out how, and who, here. Act Now!
by Hannah Danson | 18 Jan 2021 | Housing and related services |
More accommodation is being offered for rough-sleepers, and the ban on evictions has been extended to mid February – housing support info also here.
by Hannah Danson | 7 Dec 2020 | Criminal justice / community safety, Disability, Housing and related services |
Consultations to take part in – Cornwall Fire Service, Disability and Employment, availability of home abortions, and Housing – shared ownership plans and carbon monoxide & smoke alarms.
by Hannah Danson | 27 Nov 2020 | Housing and related services |
This winter will be even more difficult for those in fuel poverty. Covid-19 is squeezing household finances further and compelling people to spend more time in their homes #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay #WarmSafeHomes
by Hannah Danson | 24 Nov 2020 | Health care and wellbeing, Housing and related services |
Could your organisation benefit from donated toiletries? If so, find out more here about Toiletries Amnesty, an organisation linking support organisations with those who have toiletries to donate.
by Hannah Danson | 17 Nov 2020 | Housing and related services |
Housing and homelessness – Winter Wellbeing and Fuel Poverty, Council housing demand rising, and people in rent arears increasing and information around street homelessness, to protect people from both COVID-19 and the cold this winter.
by Hannah Danson | 2 Nov 2020 | Housing and related services, Public sector |
Benefits update – Lockdown changes, Winter fuel payments and Cold weather payments, plus changes to ESA, UC for self-employed people, and a ruling against housing benefit discrimination by landlords.
by Hannah Danson | 29 Oct 2020 | Housing and related services, Public sector |
Cornwall Council’s consultations – the Langarth Garden Village, near Truro, Adult Social Care charging policy, and the Council’s budget. Make sure the voice of the sector, and the disadvantaged, is heard.
by Hannah Danson | 23 Oct 2020 | Children and young people, Housing and related services |
News stories around poverty, including the Job Support Scheme, fuel poverty, free school meals and the tackling the cashless economy.
by Hannah Danson | 7 Oct 2020 | Housing and related services, Public sector |
Cornwall Council has issued advice around council tax debt and rent arrears for households in financial difficulty. Make sure you know where to signpost people for help.
by Hannah Danson | 28 Sep 2020 | Housing and related services, Public sector |
Have your say on two important consultations – Cornwall Council’s draft budget for 2021/22, and the Government’s housing proposals for Cornwall. Act now – these will impact us all.
by Hannah Danson | 22 Sep 2020 | Housing and related services, Public sector |
The Government has announced that refused asylum seekers will be receiving notices to leave the UK within 21 days, from this week.
by Hannah Danson | 16 Sep 2020 | Housing and related services |
Emergency housing provision for homeless people in Cornwall has been made in hotels and holiday parks, but also bunkabins. Find out what a bunkabin is here!
by Hannah Danson | 2 Sep 2020 | Housing and related services |
Tesco Mobile have joined forces with Crisis to help tackle digital exclusion amongst homeless people
by Hannah Danson | 6 Aug 2020 | Culture and recreation, Employment and skills, Equality and diversity, Funding and grants, Health care and wellbeing, Housing and related services |
Funding with short deadlines for community led organisations, challenging discrimination, fighting poverty and promoting human rights, Heritage organisations, and Arts for mental health. Plus health charities and energy advice. Plus news around SME grants, and a funding call for start-up business training/support.
by Hannah Danson | 24 Jun 2020 | Housing and related services |
Ofgem announces that outstanding debt on energy bills can now be chased by energy companies. Council tax debt is still on hold in Cornwall, for the moment.
by Hannah Danson | 24 Jun 2020 | Children and young people, Community support, Environment and nature, Funding and grants, Housing and related services |
New funding – for COVID-19-related welfare support (with short deadlines), and others around welfare, support for vulnerable groups, and heritage preservation. Plus Future for Nature competition.
by Claire Watkins | 27 May 2020 | Community support, Housing and related services |
Two weeks after going live, the emergency accommodation portal for Care Workers, www.cornwallhugs.org, has received offers of property up and down the county with well over 100 units registered so far.
by Hannah Danson | 20 May 2020 | Advice advocacy and legal, Education and training, Funding and grants, Health care and wellbeing, Housing and related services |
Digital inclusion – information for those trying to help people without the means, skills or equipment to access the internet.