Herald - Issue 415

18th November 2021 • The HERALD • Page 47 v THE HERALD - Proud to be part of your community v Let us help you make life easier Contact Waterside Home Help today to find out how we can help you and your family. We offer a range of home help & companionship services: ● Cleaning ● Laundry and bed changes ● Carpet Cleaning* ● Shopping and errands • Transport to appointments ● Companionship ● We will match you with a fully trained, insured and DBS checked helper to suit your individual needs. ● The same helper will visit you at the same time each day, week, fortnight or whenever required. ● We do not provide personal care, therefore our rates are considerably lower ● From £15 per hour (*please ask for prices) Call us today on 07565 428139 Or email us on: info@watersidehomehelp.co.uk Visit our website: www.watersidehomehelp.co.uk WE CARE, YOU CARE The next Herald is out on 9th December Campaign to ‘Stay Warm this Winter’ It is extremely challenging for people living within limited nancial means to a ord rising fuel bills and top-ups for their pre-payment meters. Many nd themselves in the di cult situation of choosing to either keep warm or buy food. Recent government statistics indicate that 8,500 people died across England and Wales last winter due to cold homes. As well as raising funds from the public, the Surviving Winter Campaign asks those in receipt of the Government’s Annual Winter Fuel Payment to donate their payment, if they are able to be able to do so, to help those needing help to keep warm across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. In the past ve years, the HIWCF Surviving Winter Campaign has raised over £38,000 to support local people, and since the campaign began ten years ago, grants have supported 488 vulnerable people and families across the region. Jo Hillier, Chief Executive at Citizens Advice Hampshire said: “Citizens Advice Hampshire are pleased to be working with HIWCF to ensure the Surviving Winter Fund reaches Hampshire and Isle of Wight elderly residents that need it the most this winter. We are particularly concerned about elderly people on the lowest incomes who will be hit by a double whammy of financial hardship: rising energy costs and a higher cost of living due to inflation. The Surviving Winter fund will enable us to offer quick and direct help to those affected.” Jacqui Scott, HIWCF Chief Executive said: “The Surviving Winter Campaign relies on generous Energy Action warning that the average price increases for prepayment customers and for those paying by direct debit using a default tariff is likely to result in higher utility debt, 500,000 extra households in fuel poverty and an increase in preventable deaths this winter it is vital that we support vulnerable local people struggling with fuel poverty this winter.” HIWCF can accept cheque donations for the Surviving Winter campaign, please post to: e Chief Executive, Surviving Winter Campaign, HIWCF, White Hart Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 4AF, (cheque payable to Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation). Taxpayers donating by cheque may With fuel prices rising and the COVID-19 pandemic still impacting on people’s lives, the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF) has launched the Surviving Winter campaign to help tackle fuel poverty for older people struggling to keep warm during the coldest months. donations from the public, where we also ask residents in our communities to either recycle their Government Winter Fuel Payment if they are able to do so, or make a much needed donation to support the campaign. It is shocking to think that people may die in the UK because they cannot afford to heat their homes and with National Could you donate to help keep Hampshire’s most vulnerable residents warm this Winter? also wish to increase their donation, if eligible, by completing a Gi Aid Form , available on the HIWCF website: www. h i w c f . c om / g i f t - a i d - declaration-online-form For more information on applying for a Surviving Winter grant, please visit Citizens Advice Hampshire’s website on: www.citahants.org Residents on the Isle of Wight can contact e Footprint Trust by email on: info@footprint-trust. co.uk