Fuel costs are higher for those who live in rural communities and WAT IF? have therefore, launched a Food and Fuel Support Fund to help provide immediate support to those households in the Woolfords, Auchengray and Tarbrax communities who are experiencing severe financial distress as a direct result of COVID-19.
This fund will include a range of measures designed to help those households in food and/or fuel need.
The Community Larder in Woolfords Hall has been an excellent resource for WAT IF? to store donations of food & household essentials received from the community & local businesses!
The Larder is open set hours and residents can visit and help themselves to esstentials however, people can make appointments to come along! The motto of the larder is:
'Take what you wish and donate if you can'!
The Haven aims to support the quality of life of its clients, supporting them to live life positively and with hope.
The Haven continues to provide emotional support to individuals, their families and carers, who are affected by life limiting illness, including those who are in COVID-19 shielding and high risk categories due to underlying health conditions. Those who are emotional health and wellbeing challenges are impacted and further exacerbated by the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and who may be experiencing loss, grief and bereavement.
Older and Active East Kilbride have been helping the vulnerable community in anyway that they can. They have been delivering prescriptions and running a telephone befriending service which is providing a lifeline for those who are using the services!
One lady was feeling particularly anxious about the current situation whilst self-isolating due to health reasons. Her son and daughter have been able to deliver her shopping and her pharmacy have been able to deliver her prescriptions.
Read the latest NHS Lanarkshire Mental Health Improvement During COVID-19 newsletter here
The Scottish Government are adding an additional £230.10 to awards of Carer’s Allowance Supplement for the period from 1 April 2020 to 30 September 2020. The payment will be issued in June 2020 and is (as with the main carers supplement payment) disregarded for the purposes of means-tested benefits.
A qualifying individual is an individual who, on the qualifying date, was—
(a)in receipt of a carer's allowance under section 70 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, and
(b)resident in Scotland.
WAT IF? launched a new Community Support Plan to help support the communities of Woolfords, Auchengray and Tarbrax in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The amount of hard work and dedication is making a true difference to those who need support.
Heart of Africa UK is delivering free lunches to those who are the most vulnerable in the Larkhall area.
If you would like to book lunch, please call 07510593949 or email liz@communitylinkssl.co.uk between 9am and 3pm the day before.
Find out what beautiful meals are being cooked up on Heart of Africa's facebook page:
The second round of the Scottish Government’s Wellbeing Fund is now open to applications from voluntary sector organisations providing crucial services to people as a result of coronavirus.
The first round closed on 30 April having received over 1,000 applications, with half of applications already assessed and more than £6 million approved for funding so far.
Care & Repair in South Lanarkshire were recently successful with funding from the Community Wellbeing Fund.
Due to this a Small Repairs Service will be eligible to clients with urgent repairs and advice across South Lanarkshire during this period of lockdown and social isolation.
This is a free service however, clients will have to pay for any materials required.
Clients are eligible if: