Tackling fuel poverty.

 

PUBLIC

Good Morning

 

Please see below email from Wendy Jesson, Anti Poverty Officer.

 

Many Thanks

 

Community Councils
Community Planning and Engagement Unit | Dumfries & Galloway Council | 030 33 33 3000
mailto:community.councils@dumgal.gov.uk

 

 

PUBLIC

Good Morning Everyone,

 

We know that fuel poverty is an issue which is very much on a lot of our minds at the moment especially with the reduction in Universal Credit Payments which is due to begin at the beginning of October. All of the information below may help with additional support for anyone who may be struggling at this time and who is worried about their costs rising and where to get additional help and advice. We would be very grateful if you could please pass this information onto all of your networks and contacts who would benefit from receiving this.

 

Thanks everyone as always for your time in advance and we will also be featuring more information on Fuel Poverty during our Challenge Poverty Week 2021 Campaign which will begin next Monday (4^th October 2021).

 

As always, any queries at all, please give me a call on my mobile at anytime on 0788 094 2909 or contact me via e-mail on Wendy.Jesson@dumgal.gov.uk.

 

Take care and keep safe and look forward to catching up again very soon.

 

Wendy

 

 

 

There are a range of support mechanisms and organisations available to help anyone who is struggling to heat their home and may be worried about the future costs and how to cover these for the rest of the winter months: 

The Scottish Government-Additional Winter Payments
Depending on your circumstances, you may be eligible to receive additional benefits during the winter months. Details on the various payments and schemes available can all be accessed through the Scottish Government website:

·       Winter Fuel Payment

·       Cold Weather Payment

·       Warm Home Discount Scheme

 

Information and assistance

Dumfries and Galloways Citizens Advice Service
The services specialist advisors provide assistance and advice on fuel poverty as well as many other situations individuals and families may face, they offer:

·       support to those at risk of fuel poverty

·       support to tenants of private rental accommodation at risk of fuel poverty

·       support to those in short term homeless accommodation or in refuge facilities at risk of fuel poverty

·       help in significantly reducing utility bills and ensuring that you can access lower monthly bills moving forward

·       provide benefit advice and financial assessment which may help towards making fuel payments

·       advise which benefits you and your family may be eligible for

·       help you to maximise your income

·       assist you in completing forms.

Call: 0300 303 4321
Website:  Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service

 

Home Energy Scotland
Home Energy Scotland is an advice service funded by the Scottish Government and managed by Energy Saving Trust. People living in Scotland can get advice about:

·       creating a warmer, more energy efficient home

·       reducing energy bills

·       exploring greener energy options like home renewable

·       greener travel options like electric bikes and cars

·       financial support for all of the above, including grants and 0% loans

Call: 0808 808 2282.
or complete an online contact form .

 

Contact us

Our Benefit Advice and Financial Assessments Team can support residents over 60 years of age in completing a benefits overview, which may help to cover fuel bills. The team can advise you which benefits you and your family may be eligible for and maximise your income. They can give you more information and help you fill in forms:

Call: 030 33 33 3008
Email: fiatreferrals@dumgal.gov.uk

 

Funding

Covid 19 Emergency Fuel Top Up Funding for Tenants
We are working in partnership with the following registered social landlords within our region throughout  the Covid 19 pandemic, to supply top up payments to any of their tenants who are struggling to cover their energy costs at this time.

If you are a tenant of one of our Registered Social Landlords contact them directly and they will be able to help you with additional support at this time to top up your meters or provide help with your energy bills.

·       Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership

·       Loreburn Housing

·       Irvine Housing

 

If you have any additional queries in relation to fuel poverty or any type of poverty, please contact our Tackling Poverty and Inequalities Team:

Call: 0788 094 2909
Email:  ChallengePoverty@dumgal.gov.uk

 

 

 

Wendy Jesson,

Anti-Poverty Officer,

Tackling Poverty and Inequalities Team,

Communities,

Dumfries & Galloway Council,

Council Offices,

Sun Street,

Stranraer,

DG9 7JJ.

Internal: 63403

External: 01776 888317

 

Mobile: 0788 094 2909

Drop Point: 800

E-mail: Wendy.Jesson@dumgal.gov.uk

 

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HAVE YOUR SAY – Community Conversation – Wednesday 29th September 2021

 

Click below for
Renewal and Recovery Plan form

OFFICIAL

HAVE YOUR SAY – Community Conversation – Wednesday 29^th September 2021

 

Good morning,

 

I will be hosting the LOCHAR WARD COMMUNITY CONVERSATION  this WEDNESDAY, 29^th September and would welcome your views and participation as we seek to record feedback which will be presented to Elected Members as they look to prioritise resources as we recover from the pandemic and develop our future needs and aspirations for our region.

 

We will be asking your views on what:

 

•           people want to see and do in the future

•           people want and need from the Council

•           the Council could do differently, could do less of and should stop doing.

 

There are a number of ways you can engage in this process:

 

• ATTEND AN IN PERSON COMMUNITY CONVERSATION DROP IN EVENT

On Wednesday 29 September 2021 you can to:

Lochthorn Customer Service Centre,

Edinburgh Road,

Heathhall,

Dumfries

DG1 1UF

 

Drop in any time between 1pm and 4pm

 

• JOIN THE ONLINE COMMUNITY CONVERSATION

On Wednesday 29 September 2021 you can join the online event at 6.30pm simply click on the link below (you do not need to install MS Teams on your device)

Join on your computer or mobile app

Click here to join the meeting

 

We will use an online engagement platform during the online session so if you have a second device or are able to open a separate internet explorer tab this would be beneficial, but not essential!

 

• COMPLETE THE ONLINE FEEDBACK FORM  (CLICK HERE)

 

• COMPLETE A PRINTED FORM (attached) or available at any Council Customer Service Centre and return to SupportDG@dumgal.gov.uk (or hand it back in to any Customer Service Centre)

 

• Call our Customer Contact Centre on 030 33 33 3000 and arrange a call back

 

 

If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to get in touch and, if you are able to join me on Wednesday, please let me know if you can join online or in person so we can get an idea of number.

 

Kind regards,

 

Derek Hextall

Ward Officer – Lochar Ward

Community Planning and Engagement Service

Communities Directorate

Dumfries and Galloway Council

 

Chat with me on Teams!

 

Email:          derek.hextall@dumgal.gov.uk

Mobile:        07834 567 869

Website:      www.dumgal.gov.uk

 

Follow the team on Twitter:  @DGCEmpowerment

 

URGENT CHANGES TO BIN COLLECTION

 

URGENT

CHANGES TO BIN COLLECTION - Wednesday 29 September

Because of a funeral of a colleague,

if your bin is due to be emptied on WEDNESDAY (29 September), it’ll be collected on SATURDAY (02 October) instead.

Please present your bin for collection on SATURDAY morning by 6am.

Kirkmahoe Parish Hall- ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. Friday October 15th at 7.3pm, in the Village Hall.

 

This is a particularly important meeting for Kirkton Village Hall as the working of the Hall Committee will be transferred from a CHARITY COMMITTEE to a SCIO, that is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. This transfer will offer advantages to the trustees which make up the organising committee. Details will be explained at the AGM but it has involved the transfer of all the committee's finances as well as everything associated with the hall which the trustees own. It is very important that this transfer is seen to go through properly at the AGM.

In addition to this process, all the other business of an AGM will be carried out, including election of a new committee, along with its office bearers, a financial report and AOCB. Your presence at the AGM would be very much welcomed. The regular activities of the hall have started to appear once again after this awful pandemic and it is so vital that the hall organising committee is able to continue its work in a robust fashion. All inputs are heartily welcomed

If you have any items you would like discussed under AOCB, please submit them to the treasurer Terry at hall.kirkton@gmail.com  or chairman David at david66muir@gmail.com

Macmillan Coffee Morning

 

Message from Louise Smith:

MacMillan coffee morning Saturday 25th September 10 till 12 in Kirkton Village Hall hope to see you there.

Any donations welcome

KCC September meeting cancelled.

 Please note that due to various Committee members being unable to attend next week's KCC meeting it has been agreed to cancel the meeting. The next meeting will be on 20th October 2021 at 7.30 in Kirkton Village hall.

Irene

KIRKMAHOE SWI Group

 ATTENTION LADIES OF ALL AGES

KIRKMAHOE SWI Group is having its first meeting of the season on Wednesday 8^th September at 7.30pm in Kirkton village hall.

The topic for the evening is a hands-on demonstration of Jewellery Made from Eggshells.

Please bring disposable gloves and a small box to take home your creation.

There will also be tea, cake, and chat.

ALL WELCOME

(Social Distancing will be observed)