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As part of their commitment to tackle loneliness, Community First Yorkshire have launched their first practical tool linked to The Loneliness Campaign North Yorkshire. Community First Yorkshire write: ‘It’s a simple and quick online quiz to check your level of risk of being lonely in your later life. The quiz has practical information and suggestions to help reduce loneliness for your loved ones as well as yourself. It will tell you about current research and lifestyles...

Here at Warm & Well in North Yorkshire we have produced a film to give more information about the service.   The film shows the client journey through the Warm & Well in North Yorkshire service, starting at the point the team receives the client’s details, through to them receiving help to address the causes of their cold homes. A massive thank you to everyone in the team and the delivery partners who were all happy to be filmed. The film is now avaliable on...

National Energy Action have released a list of free training cources that will be avaliabel for delivery later this year. They are currently taking expressions of interest. These courses are all half day and include: Introduction to domestic energy efficiency Identify vulnerable situations and fuel poverty Changing energy related behaviour Tackling fuel poverty and fuel debt in the private rented sector Smart meters for communities You can view the course outlines on the...

Citizens Advice have seen an increase in clients with energy debt problems.  Nearly half of those they helped had a long term health condition or disability. In recent years the energy regulator, Ofgem, has reported an increasing number of people falling behind on their bills without an arrangement to repay in place, leaving them at risk of building up unmanageable debts. Energy companies can use prepayment meters (PPMs) to collect debt from consumers who owe them money. Last year...

The next Big Energy Saving Week starts on Monday 21 January 2019. It is a national campaign to help people cut their energy bills and get all the financial support they are entitled to. The week focuses on raising public awareness of how to save money on energy costs by switching energy supplier or tariff, accessing discounts or grants, and making homes more energy efficient. “During last year’s Big Energy Saving Week we helped a couple, whose boiler had broken two years...