Increasing numbers of private tenants are turning to Citizens Advice for help, just as the protections put in place for renters during the pandemic come to an end in England. Citizens Advice’s online housing advice …
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DONATING MY HAIR TO CHARITY
From Elin Williams – My Blurred World DONATING MY HAIR TO CHARITY Elin Something’s different… Oh, that’s right, I have 13 inches less hair! We all know how I like to utilise my blog to …
Continue reading“BONNIE IS MY BEST FRIEND – SHE DESERVES THE BEST QUALITY CARE”
From the ‘Alzheimer’s Society’ ‘Bonnie is my best friend. She’s a wonderful woman who deserves the best quality care’ – exhausted during coronavirus Bonnie and I have been friends for nearly 20 years. We have …
Continue readingDWP’s ‘TRUST AND PROTECT SCHEME’ – YOUR NEED-TO-KNOWS
From Citizens Advice People who applied for Universal Credit as Covid hit could be subject to a benefits check by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Citizens Advice sets out your need-to-knows on the …
Continue readingHEALTH SECRETARY, MATT HANCOCK, SLAMS “HORRIFIC EXAMPLES” OF HOUSING FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
The Health Secretary Matt Hancock has condemned ‘horrific examples’ of housing after ITV exposed two cases of Disabled people forced to live in housing with wet walls covered in black mold, one of whom has …
Continue readingCHARITIES BILL & DORMANT ASSETS BILL ANNOUNCED IN QUEEN’S SPEECH
On the 12th May the Queen announced two significant new pieces of legislation for the charity sector, as she outlined the government’s policy priorities for the coming year. In a speech in the House of …
Continue reading“YOU’RE AN INSPIRATION” – THE CONFLICT OF THE COMPLIMENT
From ‘Elin Williams’ – My Blurred World “YOU’RE AN INSPIRATION” – THE CONFLICT OF THE COMPLIMENT Elin April marked six years since I hit publish on my very first blog post. Six years of sharing, …
Continue reading“MY DISABLED WORLD” – THE ‘ONLINE BOOK’
“My Disabled World” – 2020 We have much pleasure in detailing below the link to our ‘Online Book’ – profiling the winning poems and including the judge’s comments on each of the poems. The ‘ONLINE …
Continue readingWHAT IS BRONCHIECTASIS?
From the ‘British Lung Foundation’ As part of a new series of emails focusing on different lung conditions, we’re kicking off with bronchiectasis. In this email, you’ll find out what bronchiectasis is, symptoms and possible …
Continue readingDEATHS OF PEOPLE ON BENEFITS PROMPT INQUIRY CALL
The family of a woman who took a fatal overdose after her benefit payments were cut say they have begun a legal claim against the government. Philippa Day, 27, was found collapsed at her Nottingham …
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