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Funding approved to reduce cold deaths
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North Yorkshire Council approved £150,000 funding for Citizens Advice Warm and Well scheme
The funding will be distributed as £50,000 annually over three years
The scheme helps vulnerable people with energy deals, discounts, and fuel debt advice
Similar funding was rejected last year despite the scheme helping 10,000 people in 2024
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North Yorkshire Council has approved £150,000 in funding over three years to support the Citizens Advice Warm and Well scheme aimed at reducing winter deaths and helping vulnerable residents stay warm during cold weather. The funding, distributed as £50,000 annually, will enable the charity to continue its services that help people understand energy deals, access discounts, and receive advice on fuel debt and energy saving. Councillor Liz Colling, who proposed the funding, emphasized that it 'supports the most vulnerable in our communities at low cost to this authority,' noting that the modest investment would help Citizens Advice secure additional grants from companies such as British Gas and Northern Powergrid. The scheme previously helped approximately 10,000 people in 2024, and the council funding is expected to allow the organization to bring in around £650,000 annually for energy funding across North Yorkshire, supporting 20 employees and maintaining a countywide telephone service. Despite being rejected by the authority last year, councillor Steve Shaw-Wright seconded the motion, declaring it would be 'the best £50,000 this council spent for a long time' due to its significant impact on vulnerable populations during the colder months.
North Yorkshire Council, known between 1974 and 2023 as North Yorkshire County Council, is the local authority for the unitary authority area of North Yorkshire, England. The ceremonial county of North Yorkshire is larger, and includes Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, York and part of Stockton-o...
Citizens Advice (previously Citizens Advice Bureau and also known as Cyngor ar Bopeth in Welsh) is a British independent organisation specialising in confidential information and advice to assist people with legal, debt, consumer, housing and other problems in the United Kingdom.
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Funding approved to reduce cold deaths 17 hours ago Share Save Joe Willis Local Democracy Reporting Service Share Save Councillors have agreed to provide £150,000 to reduce winter deaths and help vulnerable people stay warm in cold weather. Members of North Yorkshire Council voted to give £50,000 a year over the next three years to Citizens Advice to run its Warm and Well scheme. The service helps people understand energy deals, offers some discounts and gives advice on fuel debt and saving energy. Councillor Liz Colling, who proposed the funding, said it "supports the most vulnerable in our communities at low cost to this authority". 'Excellent investment' An identical request was rejected by the authority last year, despite Warm and Well helping 10,000 people in 2024, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service . Colling said £50,000 would not fully fund the running of the service, but acted as a "base" which helped Citizens Advice secure further grants from companies such as British Gas and Northern Powergrid. "In total, this allowed Citizens Advice to bring in around £650,000 a year for energy funding in North Yorkshire, employing 20 individuals and running a countywide telephone service," she added. "I suggest it is an excellent investment of a modest amount of money to raise those benefits for our residents." Seconding the motion, councillor Steve Shaw-Wright said it would be the "best £50,000 ... this council spent for a long time". Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds , catch up with the latest episode of Look North Related internet links 'Cold means I can't live in my newbuild in winter' What does an unheated room do to your body? Related internet links North Yorkshire Council Local Democracy Reporting Service North Yorkshire Council Cost of Living Citizens Advice
