Category: Cost of living

60 Cost of living posts found.

News from our partners: Cookery classes on the menu as community kitchen and housing organisation join forces

16/02/2023
People at a table in a community kitchen, looking at the camera and smiling

Tenants with a Shropshire housing organisation are being given the chance to cook up a treat at a series of free workshops…

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Sign up for childcare savings in time for February half term

10/02/2023
Children playing in a field with PE equipment

In Shropshire the spring half term break is just over a week away, and many parents and carers will be considering their…

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Fun and budget-friendly ideas for a family weekend in February

03/02/2023
An image of the play area at Severn Valley Country Park.

Looking for ideas to entertain your family this weekend, without spending a fortune? Here are just a few suggestions for making the…

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Shropshire Holiday Activities and Food scheme extended for 2023

01/02/2023

Eligible children will benefit from three Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) programmes in Shropshire during the Easter, summer and winter holidays this…

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Update on energy bills support scheme alternative funding

30/01/2023
Rising living costs

We know that many Shropshire residents use alternative domestic fuel arrangements, and are waiting for more details about the Government’s alternative funding…

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Warm Welcome offered at county fire stations

20/01/2023
Warm Welcomes at fire stations

A handful of Shropshire fire and rescue stations are opening their doors as Warm Welcome venues in the coming weeks, offering local…

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Shropshire libraries hosting friendly banking advice sessions

19/01/2023
HSBC logo

Libraries across Shropshire are hosting expert advice sessions to help people protect themselves from fraud, manage their money and learn about digital…

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Shropshire Holiday Activities and Food Programme winter holiday success

18/01/2023
Children having HAF fun at The Bridge Youth Centre in Bridgnorth

Over the school Christmas holidays, hundreds of eligible children and young people from across Shropshire enjoyed being active and taking part in…

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Sign up to get the latest on Government energy bills support scheme alternative funding

09/01/2023
Cost of living

Applications to the Government’s Energy Bills Support Scheme – Alternative Funding (EBSS AF) are due to open in the next few weeks,…

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Government announces cost of living support for lowest income households in 2023/24

04/01/2023
Millions of new cost of living payments from Spring 2023

Millions of the lowest-income households across the UK will get £900 – or up to £1,350 – from the Government in 2023/4…

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