Grants to help older people in Cumbria stay warm and healthy.
Funded by voluntary donations of the winter fuel allowance payments, individual and local business donations, and community fundraising.
Who can apply?
Individuals aged 60 or over who reside in Cumbria and who receive a state pension and/or pension credit or struggle to maintain a basic acceptable standard of living during the winter due to the cost of heating their home
You must:
• be aged 60 and over
• Cumbrian resident
and receive:
• State pension
Or
• struggle to maintain a basic acceptable standard of living during the winter due to the cost of heating your home
Priority is given to those:
• aged 80 and over
• who have comorbidity or chronic underlying health conditions, particularly respiratory or coronary
• who live in a hard-to-heat home e.g., solid walled property, or a property with poor insulation
• who are dependent on heating oil, solid fuel, or do not have central heating
• who use electrical medical equipment e.g., home dialysis machines, oxygen concentrators and artificial ventilators
• who have savings of less than £10,000
• who have not previously received a grant
How much can you apply for?
• The normal grant is £250, or £350 in exceptional circumstances
Please note: Grants are only available thanks to the generosity of our donors. Grants can only be awarded if sufficient funds are raised and so we cannot guarantee availability.
If you would like to apply to this fund please contact one of the following:
• Age UK South Cumbria
South Lakeland: 01539 728118
Barrow: 01229 831425
• Age UK North Cumbria (Allerdale, Carlisle and Eden districts)
01228 536673
admin@ageuknorthcumbria.org.uk
• Copeland Age & Advice Service
01946 552166
Age UK and Copeland Age & Advice Service also provide free benefit checks, and advice and support around tariff switching, energy efficiency measures, heating faults/replacements, debt management and applying for energy-related grants.
Further advice and guidance is available through your local Citizens Advice:
Citizens Advice Barrow
03444 889 624
South Lakes Citizens Advice
03444 111 444
Citizens Advice Carlisle & Eden
03300 563 037
Advicehub@ca-ce.org.uk
Citizens Advice Allerdale
01900 604735
allerdale@cabnet.org.uk
Citizens Advice Copeland
01946 693321
whitehaven@cabnet.org.uk
Futureproof Cumbria run Free Home Energy Support. Home Energy advisors will provide in-home energy assessments as well as face to face and telephone advice to people to improved energy saving and draught-proofing measures. They offer free energy- saving advice and equipment, along with referrals for a range of other support to help people make their house warmer and more comfortable.
To apply or to find out more information about this service please contact:
01768216500
homes@futureproofcumbria.org.uk