Posts Tagged ‘welfare’

BaNES Council funding for boaters’ fuel costs if you cruise all or partly in the council area

Wednesday, April 5th, 2023

We have heard from a contact in the BaNES Council Public Health department that the Council hopes to continue to offer discretionary payments for fuel in the coming financial year from April 2023. The funding is administered by Citizens Advice.

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Court cases started over denial of energy bills support

Wednesday, March 29th, 2023

In spite of extensive efforts by all boater organisations, and even by CRT, to get the Minster and senior Government officials in the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (now called Energy Security and Net Zero) to include itinerant liveaboard boaters in the Energy Bills Support Scheme, our community has been excluded, along with itinerant vehicle and caravan dwellers. The Government web page for the scheme says that the grant is “under review” for both communities, but there is no information on the reasons for the review or how long it will take.

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Liveaboards without a home mooring locked out of energy bills support – what to do next

Wednesday, March 1st, 2023

The Energy Bills Support Scheme  Alternative Funding – a grant of £400 against the cost of living crisis to help with fuel bills – went live for the UK last Thursday (in advance of what was meant to be the launch on 27th February).

In spite of extensive efforts by all boater organisations, and even Canal & River Trust, to get liveaboard boaters, both with and without a mooring included in the scheme, we have been specifically excluded.

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Liveaboards without a home mooring excluded from energy bills support – online campaign meeting tomorrow 22nd Feb

Tuesday, February 21st, 2023

Itinerant boat dwellers are now specifically excluded from Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding. The only way our community will get the grant is if we campaign for it. There will be an online/ phone campaign meeting tomorrow, Wednesday February 22nd 2023 at 7pm. Campaigning is also taking place locally.

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Litania warm space this winter, first Thursday of the month

Tuesday, January 10th, 2023

Once again, nb Litania will be out on the water between Bath and Bradford on Avon with the Julian House Travelling Communities Support Service. The Boaters’ Cafe Club on Litania will provide a warm space on the first Thursday of every month, with free hot soup, tea and coffee and support from Julian House and Canal Ministries. Their next outing will be on 9th February. They may also provide this at other times.

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Include off-grid households in Government £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme!

Monday, June 20th, 2022

A petition has been started calling on the Secretary of State for Business to include off-grid households in the Government £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme. Please sign it here:

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/include-off-grid-households-in-government-ps400-energy-bills-support-scheme

Please also write to MPs about this. You can find out who your MP is via these links:

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Boaters’ outreach cafe, Dundas, 3rd December

Monday, December 2nd, 2019

On Tuesday December 3rd 2019, the Boaters’ Outreach Cafe run by Julian House and Canal Ministries will be at Dundas Basin from 11am to 3pm on nb Litania.

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Boaters’ Cafe Club tomorrow 2nd July at Dundas, 11am – 3pm

Monday, July 1st, 2019

The Boaters’ Cafe Club outreach boat Litania will be at Dundas Basin tomorrow, Tuesday 2nd July 2019 from 11am to 3pm.

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Boaters encouraged to complete NHS Long Term Plan survey by 30th April

Sunday, April 21st, 2019

Liveaboard boaters are being encouraged to complete an NHS survey in order to alert GPs, hospitals and clinics to the barriers that we face gaining access to the health services all citizens are entitled to.

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Outreach boat and Health Visitor at Bathampton Wharf, 3rd April

Monday, April 2nd, 2018

The Boaters’ Cafe Club outreach boat Litania will be at Bathampton Wharf on Tuesday 3rd April from 12 noon to 4pm. The Health Visitor for travelling communities will be on board.

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