Category: Cost of living

72 Cost of living posts found.

Shropshire Council Affordable Warmth and Energy Efficiency Team wins national award for insulation and fabric excellence

05/03/2026
Shropshire Council’s Affordable Warmth and Energy Efficiency (AWEE) Team has won a national award at the Energy Efficiency Awards 2025 for National Insulation & Fabric Project of the Year.

Shropshire Council’s Affordable Warmth and Energy Efficiency (AWEE) Team has won a national award at the Energy Efficiency Awards 2025 for National…

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Shropshire Council highlights financial support for residents following Council Tax rise

26/02/2026

Shropshire Council is keen to highlight the range of support available to any Shropshire residents who have are worried about paying their…

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Shire Services expands school catering portfolio with Leigh Trust partnership

22/08/2025
Shire Services Expands School Catering Portfolio with Leigh Trust Partnership

Shire Services, a leading provider of school catering and support services across Shropshire, Worcestershire, North Wales, and the West Midlands, is delighted…

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STAR Housing secures £9.4m to enhance energy efficiency in 1,300 homes

13/03/2025

Shropshire Towns and Rural (STAR) Housing, an arms-length management organisation of Shropshire Council, has been awarded £9.4 million from the Warm Homes:…

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Council’s Warm Welcome initiative continues into 2025

28/01/2025
Shropshire Warm Welcome graphic

Shropshire Council, alongside partners Marches Energy Agency and community groups, charities and the voluntary sector have come together to continue the Warm…

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Bookings now open for HAF (Holiday Activities & Food) winter holiday fun

05/12/2024
HAF winter activities 2024 logo

Bookings are now open for the Winter Shropshire HAF (Holiday Activities & Food) programme. Shropshire Council are working in partnership with local…

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Fuel Poverty Awareness Day – support and advice available to help residents keep warm and well this winter

27/11/2024
Fuel Poverty Awareness Day 2024 graphic

To mark Fuel Poverty Awareness Day (27 November 2024), Shropshire Council and partners, Shrewsbury base charity Marches Energy Association (MEA) are highlighting…

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Support for Shropshire households during winter continues, thanks to Household Support Funding

18/11/2024
Household support 5 fund graphic

Shropshire residents struggling with cost of living and affording to buy household essentials could receive support from the Government’s Household Support Fund…

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Council and Age UK Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin urge people of pension age to check eligibility for pension credit and winter fuel payments

17/10/2024
Saving energy

Shropshire Council and Age UK Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are urging people over the state pension age to check if they are…

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Summer Holiday Fun in Shropshire with HAF (Holiday Activities and Food)

19/07/2024
HAF summer activities

There are still spaces available on the summer Shropshire HAF programme, at several holiday clubs, particularly in the south of the county.…

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