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Value: Grants of between £300 and £15,000 are available. Application deadline: Ongoing Grants and other resources are available for community groups, local sports clubs and grassroots organisations across England with ideas of how to tackle inequalities and help get more people active. Background Launched in April 2024, the new £160 million, four-year Movement Fund offers […]
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Maximum value: £2,500 Grants are available for small local groups and small local charities to improve the quality of life and combat loneliness in older people as well as adults with a physical or mental disability in England, Scotland, and Wales. Objectives of Fund; The Foundation aims to make a difference to the lives
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If you’re finding it hard to manage and think you need social care, a care needs assessment is the first step. The assessment determines the kind of social care that would meet your care needs, whether this means adapting your home or moving into a care home. A social care professional will usually come to
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(Source BBC news) Charities are reporting heightened concern among pensioners who fear being dragged into paying income tax. The state pension rose by 8.5% in early April, but the knock on effect is that hundreds of thousands of pensioners on lower incomes have been drawn into paying income tax. Most pensioners will pay more tax
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The new flexible working law and updated Acas Code of Practice on handling request for flexible working came into effect April 6th 2024. To help support employers and line mangers with the changes we have a range of advice and resources including: The guidance: www.acas.org.uk/flexible-working Using the toolkit: Using this toolkit – Guidelines (frontify.com) We
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Maximum value: £10,000 Application deadline: 17th May 2024 One-off grants are available to UK registered charities for projects that improve homes and communities spaces for those who are experiencing homelessness, in financial hardship, impacted by health, disability or other disadvantage or distress. The funding is intended for registered charities working with people in need (by
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If you live in England or Wales, you can get temporary protection from your creditors while you get debt advice and make a plan. This scheme is called ‘Breathing Space’. Options for dealing with your debts: Breathing Space (Debt Respite Scheme) – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) You can get temporary protection for up to 60 days. You’ll
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Material Focus is a free service run by an independent not-for-profit organisation. We’re on a mission to stop electricals being hoarded and thrown away, and ensure they’re reused and recycled instead. Discarded electricals are one of the fastest growing sources of waste in the UK and in the world. Most people in the UK think
The notes may be identified by the foil image located in the red circle, (below). When moved the wording should read Twenty then change to Pounds. If it doesn’t you may have a fake note. If you suspect that you’ve been given a counterfeit bank note, here’s what you should do: Remember, counterfeit banknotes are
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Using the internet and apps on smart phones is commonplace for many older people. Yet Age UK’s campaign ‘Offline and Overlooked’ highlights that 2.3 million older people in the UK aren’t internet users and this can make tasks such as banking, managing NHS appointments or even paying for car parking harder to access. It’s also
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