Patients who use a concentrator will receive a refund for the electricity their concentrator uses. Air Liquide will pay this on behalf of the NHS.

Guidance for anyone concerned about mis-sold energy and unwanted sales contact.

1. One-off £300 payment will go to pensioner households who receive the Winter Fuel Payment. 2. It will be paid on top of any other one-off support a pensioner household is entitled to, for example where they are on pension credit or receive disability benefits. 3. Eligible households currently receive between £200 - £300 in Winter Fuel Payment, so the payment will represent at least double the support for this winter.

1. DWP will make a payment of £650 this year in two lump sums – the first from July 2022, the second in the autumn of 2022. 2. This payment will be tax-free, will not count towards the benefit cap, and will not have any impact on existing benefit awards.

One-off payment of £150 from September 2022 for households who receive certain disability benefits:

1. All domestic electricity customers will get £400 of support with their energy bills. 2. Energy suppliers will deliver this support to households with a domestic electricity meter over six months from October 2022.

1. Your tax credits will stop immediately if you successfully apply for Tax-Free Childcare. 2. You (and your partner, if you have one) will also have to cancel your Universal Credit and childcare vouchers. 3. Before you apply, check if Tax-Free Childcare is the right option for you.

1. You can get up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year) for each of your children to help with the costs of childcare. a. This goes up to £1,000 every 3 months if a child is disabled (up to £4,000 a year). 2. You can get Tax-Free Childcare at the same time as 30 hours free childcare if you’re eligible for both.

1. If you qualify you get: a. £4.25 each week of your pregnancy from the 10th week. b. £8.50 each week for children from birth to 1 year old. c. £4.25 each week for children between 1 and 4 years old Information. 2. You can use your card to buy: a. Plain liquid cow’s milk. b. Fresh, frozen, and tinned fruit and vegetables. c. Fresh, dried, and tinned pulses infant formula milk based on cow’s milk 3. You can also use your card to collect: a. Healthy Start vitamins – these support you during pregnancy and breastfeeding. b. Vitamin drops for babies and young children – these are suitable from birth to 4 years old.

Islington’s handypersons’ scheme provides help with small repairs around the home. These might be things that the council’s repair service or a landlord would not normally cover. Assistance may include: 1. Electrical works e.g. fix loose sockets, replace light fitting, fit additional phone socket. 2. Home maintenance e.g. fitting curtain rails or shelves, assembling flat pack furniture, fixing problems with doors and windows 3. Plumbing e.g. plumbing in washing machines, repair of leaks in pipe work, replacement taps and fittings 4. Security e.g. door and window locks, fitting spyholes and chains, hinge bolts This is not an exhaustive list. Please contact the team to find out if the repair you require is covered by the scheme.

Makes sure that you get all the help you need to stay warm, increase income and stay healthy in your home. SHINE gives practical advice and refers to schemes that reduce the risks associated with hot or cold weather. SHINE provides a single point of access to a large range of services including: Advice on reducing gas and electricity bills, Energy efficiency grants and home visits, Help with gas and electricity debt, Checks to make sure your getting all your benefits, Help if you fall over, Telecare, Checks if your home is dangerous to your health, Fire safety checks, Home security checks, Home from Hospital Service, Air quality alerts, Handyperson Service and many more. The Shine team can also help residents access funding from the Save the Children Eat, Sleep, Learn, Play grant which supports children and families living in need. The grant can provide families with household essentials such as a child's bed, cooker or educational books and toys.

A Safe and Warm grant is aimed to improve or provide heating, insulation and security measures for qualifying owner-occupied properties up to a maximum of £2,500. Measures that can be funded include replacement boilers, draught proofing, loft or wall insulation, heating controls, smoke alarms and security measures e.g. mortice locks, door viewers/chains and window locks.

You get Child Benefit if you’re responsible for bringing up a child who is: - under 16 - under 20 if they stay in approved education or training Only one person can get Child Benefit for a child. It’s paid every 4 weeks and there’s no limit to how many children you can claim for.

Battery electric or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are eligible for the TfL cleaner vehicle discount until 25 December 2025, when it is due to be discontinued.

You can help us decide where next to install electric vehicle (EV) charging points across Islington. We have already installed a variety of charging points across the borough and we plan to install more over the coming years.

Business parking permits are also cheaper for electric vehicles because they produce less air pollution. Annual permits for all day parking in any available business/shared use parking bay within your Contolled Parking Zone (CPZ) only are charged at £626.30.. Different rates apply to universal permits that allow parking in resident, short stay, and shared use bays.

Business parking permits are also cheaper for electric vehicles because they produce less air pollution. Annual permits for all day parking in any available business/shared use parking bay within your Contolled Parking Zone (CPZ) only are charged at £626.30.. Different rates apply to universal permits that allow parking in resident, short stay, and shared use bays.

To reward the switch to low emission vehicles; electric vehicles (EVs) receive the cheapest residential parking permits because they produce less air pollution. Current EV parking permit rates are as follows: £8.25 for 1 month, £8.25 for 3 months, £14.00 for 6 months, and £28.00 for 12 months.

Electric vehicles can now use short stay paid for parking facilities at the reduced rate of 20p.

Electric vehicles can now use short stay paid for parking facilities at the reduced rate of 20p.

Electric vehicles can now use short stay paid for parking facilities at the reduced rate of 20p.

The Social Housing Retrofit Accelerator (SHRA) is a fully-funded support service to help social housing providers across England successfully bid into the Government’s £160m Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF). This support will come in the form of: - A comprehensive knowledge hub providing support and information to guide a housing provider through a retrofit project life cycle. The information draws together industry best practice and guidance. - Workshops, seminars and drop-in sessions on specific focus areas. - One-to-one support that will enable social housing providers to get detailed development input on their proposals, followed by a support plan that is co-designed and agreed.

Grants of between £5,000 and £25,000 are available to provide free heating, insulation and ventilation improvements for low income Londoners who own their own homes or rent privately. If the application is successful, a survey will be needed to work out which improvements are most suitable. Options include heat pumps, insulation for walls, lofts and floors, heating system improvements or repairs, draughtproofing, and solar energy installations.

You could be considered vulnerable if you: - have reached your state pension age. - are disabled or have a long-term medical condition. - are recovering from an injury. - have a hearing or sight condition. - have a mental health condition. - are pregnant or have children under 5. - have extra communication needs (such as if you don’t speak or read English well). - cannot safeguard your welfare or the welfare of other members in your household because of your age, health, disability or severe financial insecurity. - are eligible for the Priority Services Register – a support service for vulnerable people. You might be in a vulnerable situation for other reasons if your situation isn’t listed. For example, if you need short-term support after a stay in hospital or have financial difficulties.

You could get £18.55 a week if you’re bringing up a child whose parents have died. You may also be eligible if there’s one surviving parent. The Guardian’s Allowance rate is paid on top of Child Benefit and it’s tax-free. If you adopt a child you may still get Guardian’s Allowance as long as you were getting it before you adopted the child.

You might get Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) if you became ill or are disabled because of an accident or disease either at work or on an approved employment training scheme or course. The amount you may get depends on your individual circumstances.

Helps with extra costs if you have a disability severe enough that you need someone to help look after you. It is s paid at 2 different rates of £60 or £89.60 a week, and how much you get depends on the level of care that you need because of your disability. It does not cover mobility needs.

Help with extra living costs of between £23.70 and £152.15 per week if you looking after a child who is under 16 and has difficulties walking or needs much more looking after than a child of the same age who does not have a disability. Additional eligibility requirements do apply.

Help with extra living costs of between £23.70 and £152.15 per week if you have both a long-term physical or mental health condition or disability, and difficulty doing certain everyday tasks or getting around because of your condition. You can get PIP even if you’re working, have savings or are getting most other benefits.

Leverage your existing sensor data to obtain continuous near-real time monitoring of controllable environmental parameters such as room temperature and humidity, air quality, lighting, room occupancy, power usage etc. The system could then be automatically programmed to optimise these parameters against periodic usage and spend targets.