Category: Cost of living

63 Cost of living posts found.

Host of Pop-Up Youth Spaces for young people this summer

01/08/2023

Young people across Shropshire are invited to join in host of activities throughout the summer. The sessions are organised by Shropshire Council’s…

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Advice and support on hand for those struggling to pay bills and buy food this summer

25/07/2023
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Families struggling to buy food and pay bills this summer are being urged to seek help and support. The call to action…

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Year end overspend reduces by £1.5m despite inflation and service pressures

31/05/2023

The final figures for the latest financial year show that Shropshire Council’s overspend reduced by £1.5m to finish the financial year 2022/23…

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Energy Bills Support Scheme: seven days left to apply for alternative funding

24/05/2023
Cost of living

Wednesday 31 May 2023 will be the last day to apply for the Government’s Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding or Alternative…

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£2.1m of cost of living support delivered to Shropshire residents since October 2022

22/05/2023

Shropshire Council has delivered over £2 million of additional support for residents from the Household Support Fund provided by the Government since…

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Cost of living: Have you checked your Pension Credit entitlement?

11/05/2023

There is just over a week left to make a claim for Pension Credit and still receive an additional £301 cost-of-living payment,…

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Have you received all of the energy support that you are entitled to?

04/05/2023
Cost of living

There have been a number of energy support schemes from HM Government available to households since October 2022, depending on the way…

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Cost of Living payment: £301 on the way for eligible households

25/04/2023

Many of the lowest-income households will get new Cost of Living Payments from the Government, as bills and food costs remain high…

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Shropshire HAF entertains hundreds of children over Easter school holidays

25/04/2023
children with their feet in a small pool of water

The Easter 2023 programme of holiday activities and food, co-ordinated by Shropshire Council, welcomed hundreds of children and young people across 57…

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Community venues stepped up for Shropshire’s Warm Welcome

21/04/2023
A group of people sit around a table smiling. There is knitting in front of them.

More than 80 community venues in Shropshire opened their doors to offer residents a warm welcome this winter, as energy prices pushed…

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