The DWP Winter Fuel Payments will be paid automatically into bank accounts and the government will never ask for bank account details by text.
People who are eligible will be notified via letter in October/November and the funds will be paid into bank accounts during November/December.
Water bills have gone up by around 31% this year, but extra support is available — especially if you’re Disabled or on a low income.
✅ Get up to 50% off through the Water Help discount
✅ Ask about the Customer Assistance Fund if you’re behind on payments
✅ Get letters in large print, Braille or accessible formats
✅ Join the Priority Services Register for extra help in emergencies
Our September Newsletter covers the Winter Fuel Payments, London Disability Action Plan, Accessible Homes Week, highlighting the incredible difference an accessible home can make to a Disabled person’s life.
You can read the full newsletter here.
Richmond AID is a user led disability rights charity working towards a world where disabled people are treated with dignity, respect, and equality. We are looking for a compassionate and knowledgeable Welfare Benefits Adviser to join our advice team and provide vital support to disabled individuals and their families.
Richmond Advice and Information on Disability (Richmond AID) is an organisation of and for disabled people, working to improve access, choice, quality of life and independence for disabled people in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and surrounding areas. We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking and highly motivated person to join our team.
Richmond Advice and Information on Disability (Richmond AID) is an organisation of and for disabled people, working to improve access, choice, quality of life and independence for disabled people in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and surrounding areas. We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking and highly motivated person to join our team.
In July we celebrated Disability Pride Month and the creativity, resilience and achievements of Disabled people! Our July Newsletter covers this as well as the Welfare Reform Bill, the 60+ Oyster Card, wonderful donations for our client food stall, volunteering opportunities and much more!
May was a month full of activity! We lobbied MP’s against proposed benefits cuts, supported Mental Health Awareness Week, took BuddyUp to visit Sea Life, started a chess club, recruited new volunteers & much more!
Read about it all in our May newsletter.
Job description:
Join our ever-expanding team of therapists to deliver face to face counselling to anyone over the age of 18 years, in Teddington, South West London.
You will become part of an organisation that is passionate about providing support for the local community, along with therapists from a diverse range of backgrounds.