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Help and Support through Welfare Reform

Help and Support through Welfare Reform. New Horizons Partnership. South Tyneside Council’s view. Current welfare reforms a biggest change for a generation South Tyneside is affected more than most - £55m reduction in household income Residents need support

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Help and Support through Welfare Reform

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  1. Help and Support through Welfare Reform New Horizons Partnership

  2. South Tyneside Council’s view • Current welfare reforms a biggest change for a generation • South Tyneside is affected more than most - £55m reduction in household income • Residents need support • Staff supporting those residents also need support

  3. Support for residents • Support into work/to get work ready • Advice on benefits and debt • Help to make money go further • Help on specific elements of welfare reform • Financial/non financial support for those particularly affected • Third sector/charities

  4. Work programme Family Works Family Wise Tyne Gateway Improving Futures Basic skills work Mental health support Support into work

  5. Welfare Rights Citizen’s Advice Bureaux Hebburn Neighbourhood Advice Centre Boldon Lane Neighbourhood Advice Centre Age UK Benefits and debt advice

  6. Welfare Rights Benefits and debt advice

  7. Bridges Your Community Bank Money advisers at Citizens Advice and Age UK Fuel poverty work Fuel switching project South Tyneside Homes furniture scheme Money advice service Making money go further

  8. Welfare Reform Resilience Programme South Tyneside Homes approach Welfare Reform Team Benefit cap worker Communications with those affected Digital inclusion High Impact Families initiative Specific elements of welfare reform

  9. Training and support programme to prepare people for imminent benefit changes 6 X 3hr sessions What the reforms are Financial capability (1) Basic IT skills Financial capability (2) Progression plan (1) Progression plan (2) Consortium of training providers Pilots in children’s centres Welfare Reforms Resilience Programme

  10. Discretionary Housing Payments Help with meeting rent payments Discretionary, cash limited pot Can be applied for if in receipt of housing benefit Funding increased for 2013/14 Temporary support only Administered by Council’s benefits section Financial and non financial support

  11. Social fund/Local Welfare Provision National social fund system Crisis Loans and Community Care grants being localised Funding reduced Local system currently being put in place: No cash payments – vouchers/goods/energy top ups provided Grants not loans Referrals to local support Rules around repeat applications Information events in March Financial and non financial support

  12. Section 17 payments Part of Children Act 1989 Designed to promote the welfare for children in need Emergency/exceptional payments Eligibility being tightened Homelessness Prevention Grant Financial and non financial support

  13. Food banks Monday – Friday and Sunday in borough British Legion Benefits and money advice service Immediate Needs Grant Scheme Other charities Family Fund Greggs Foundation Macmillan Cancer Support Third sector/charities

  14. Information sessions Welfare reform fact sheets Training in basic benefit and debt advice Support for staff

  15. Contacts Council Housing Benefits Section 0191 424 4333 (council tax and housing benefit issues, and apply for a Discretionary Housing Payment) Welfare Rights Service 0191 424 6040 Citizen’s Advice Bureau 0191 455 7958 Age UK 0191 456 6903 (For help with benefits, debt and housing issues, Money Advisers at CAB and Age UK) South Tyneside Homes tenants: Homefinder – help with finding a new home 0300 123 6633 Income Team – for help with paying rent Welfare reform team Furniture scheme Work Programme - JobCentrePlus0845 604 3719 Family Works 0800 917 0540 Family Wise 0800 027 3311 Tyne Gateway 07864 021 270 Improving Futures 07864 021 270 (For assistance with accessing the jobs market)

  16. Contacts Adult and Community Learning 0191 424 6592 (Welfare Reforms Resilience Programme, Basic Skills work) Bridges Your Community Bank 0191 454 6677 (Low cost loans and financial products) Council Home Energy Team 0191 424 7902 (Fuel poverty and fuel switching projects) Job Centre Plus - Crisis Loans 0800 032 7952 (to 31 March 2013 – details from 1 April tbc) British Legion Benefits and Money Advice Service 0844 499 4717 Immediate Needs Grants 08457 725 725 Family Fund08449 744 099

  17. Contacts Food banks Monday 11 – 12 New Hope Church Tuesday 10 – 1 Salvation Army, Wawn Street Wednesday 11 – 12:30 New Hope Church Coffee Morning 11 -12 St Michaels Church Westoe Road Thursday 11 – 12:30 West Harton Methodist Church Friday 11 – 12 Living Waters Church Sunday 1:30 – 3:30 West Harton Methodist Church 7 – 8 St Bedes RC Church, Westoe Road

  18. Useful information General benefits and debt advice: http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/ Council website about changes: http://www.southtyneside.info/article/17491/Changes-to-benefits South Tyneside Homes website about changes: http://www.southtynesidehomes.org.uk/article/16542/Welfare-Reform Money advice service: https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/

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