Household Support Fund for Oil Customers

Eligibility
Households are eligible if they fall into one of the following categories and meet all of the criteria:

SINGLE PERSON – NO CHILDREN

To be eligible under this category, you must:

a) live alone with no dependents; and
be employed, or self employed, and

b) have a gross income of under £26,000 per year; and
c) have total savings of under £6,000; and
d) not currently receive any benefits; and
e) be responsible for paying the household’s oil,LPG and electricity bills; and
f) not have previously received any other Government cost of living payment (apart from the £150 council tax energy rebate which was made to all households).
COUPLES – NO CHILDREN

To be eligible under this category, you must:

a) live with a partner with no dependents; and
b) be employed, or self employed, and

c) have a combined gross income of under £31,000 per year; and
d) have total savings of under £6,000; and
e) not currently receive any benefits; and
f) be responsible for paying the household’s oil,LPG and electricity bills; and
g) not have previously received any other Government cost of living payment (apart from the £150 council tax energy rebate which was made to all households).

SINGLE PERSON/ COUPLES- WITH CHILDREN

To be eligible under this category, you must:

a) receive child benefit for one or more children; and
b) be employed, or self employed, and have a gross income of under £31,000 per year; and
c) have total savings of under £6,000; and
d) be responsible for paying the household’s oil,LPG and electricity bills; and
e) not currently receive any benefits (apart from child benefit); and
f) not have previously received any other Government cost of living payment (apart from the £150 council tax energy rebate which was made to all households).
HOUSEHOLDS WHERE A MEMBER HAS A LONG-TERM HEALTH CONDITION

To be eligible under this category, your household must include somebody who:

has one of the following long term-health conditions which means they spend most of the day at home:
a) cardiovascular conditions
b) respiratory conditions (in particular, c) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and childhood asthma)
d) mental health conditions
e) physical disabilities.

This person must also:

receive one of the following disability benefits:
a) Personal Independence Payment enhanced rate (higher weekly rate)
b) Disability Living Allowance (higher weekly rate)
c) Attendance Allowance (any rate)

The household must:

a) be responsible for paying their own oil,LPG and electricity bills
b) have total savings under £6,000

c) have a combined income below £26,000 for single households and £31,000 for couples (not including any child benefit or disability benefit).

To see if you are eligible, and for details on how to apply, visit:

Household Fund Oil/LPG
East Riding Household Fund

T: 01652 637 700
E: 

Ellerker Parish Council Meeting

The next Ellerker Parish Council meeting will be held at Ellerker Village Hall at 7.30pm on Thursday 9th March 2023 – all village residents are welcome.

The meeting agenda can be viewed here.

Please note: The Annual Parish Meeting and the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council will take place on Thursday 11th May 2023 at Ellerker Village Hall.

ERYC Household Support Funding

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has provided councils with Household Support Funding (HSF) to support vulnerable households with the rising cost of energy bills and food.

The fund is being used to support households in need, particularly those who may not have been eligible for other recent government support payments but who are still in need.

The Household Support Fund is currently funding the following schemes:

Ings Lane – Temporary Road Closure – 22nd February 2023

THE EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14 (1)
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF THROUGH TRAFFIC
Ings Lane, Ellerker

Notice is hereby given that The East Riding of Yorkshire Council intends not less than seven days from the date of this notice to make an Order, the effect of which will be to prohibit any vehicle from proceeding along Ings Lane, Ellerker (Between the junctions of The Green & Main Street) commencing Wednesday the 22nd February 2023 to allow for BT telegraph instillation works to be carried out in safety.

The road closure is necessary to enable the works to be carried out in a manner consistent with
ensuring the safety of the public. The Order is valid for 18 months, but it is anticipated that the
works will be completed within 2 days. There is no alternative route for traffic affected by the road closure. The diversion route will be signed at the time of closure. The road will be closed to all traffic, but access will be maintained at all time for residents, emergency services and pedestrians.

Further information can be obtained by contacting the Council on 01482 393939 and asking for Highways Customer Care
Dated this 2nd February 2023.

Public NoticePlan Number 132337400

ERYC Your Life Your Way – helping residents get the support they need

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Your Life Your Way

Your Life Your Way 

The council has launched Your Life Your Way, a website hub featuring a vast range of information on how to stay independent and access support for both carers and East Riding residents. The website will help people self-serve and enable anyone to get timely advice. This enhances the personal touch, giving choice and control to residents. 

Visitors to the website will find guidance on staying active and independent. If you have any care needs there are contact details for vital services and information on how to access the technology available through our lifeline service that can support independence. You will also find: 

  • Advice and support for any stage of your adult social care journey 

  • Information and help to stay active and look after yourself 

  • Information on over 300 local groups and activities 

  • Local community and care services 

  • Personal budgets, payments, and a benefits calculator

  • Help to work out what you need to pay towards care

  • Support for carers including a FREE Carers UK digital resource

  • Lifeline, aids, equipment, and adaptations 

We understand that for most people, staying independent is important to ensure you live a happy and fulfilling life. Your Life Your Way provides the information and guidance to get you the right support at the right time. 

To visit the Your Life Your Way website click the button below:

Your Life Your Way 

 

For further information please email: 

Your Life Your Way

Household Support Fund for Oil Customers – YORSwitch Bulk Oil Scheme

The government’s Household Support Fund will help vulnerable households with the rising cost of heating oil. As a result, Humber and Wolds Rural Action have been awarded funding from East Riding Council to offer grants to eligible residents in East Yorkshire.

On application if eligible, households will receive an oil delivery of approx. 500 litres and free membership to the YORSwitch Bulk Oil Buying Scheme for the year. (normally £20 per year).

The criteria can be viewed on the website below, along with the application forms.

https://www.hwrcc.org.uk/east-riding-household-fund-for-oil-customers/

East Riding Household Fund for Oil Customers

Eligibility

Households are eligible if they fall into one of the following categories and meet all of the criteria:

 SINGLE PERSON – NO CHILDREN

To be eligible under this category, you must:

  • live alone with no dependents; and
  • be employed, or self employed, and have a gross income of under £26,000 per year; and
  • have total savings of under £1,000; and
  • not currently receive any benefits; and
  • be responsible for paying the household’s oil,LPG and electricity bills; and
  • not have previously received any other Government cost of living payment (apart from the £150 council tax energy rebate which was made to all households).

COUPLES – NO CHILDREN

To be eligible under this category, you must:

  • live with a partner with no dependents; and
  • be employed, or self employed, and have a combined gross income of under £31,000 per year; and
  • have total savings of under £1,000; and
  • not currently receive any benefits; and
  • be responsible for paying the household’s oil,LPG and electricity bills; and
  • not have previously received any other Government cost of living payment (apart from the £150 council tax energy rebate which was made to all households).

SINGLE PERSON – WITH CHILDREN

To be eligible under this category, you must:

  • receive child benefit for one or more children; and
  • be employed, or self employed, and have a gross income of under £31,000 per year; and
  • have total savings of under £1,000; and
  • be responsible for paying the household’s oil,LPG and electricity bills; and
  • not currently receive any benefits (apart from child benefit); and
  • not have previously received any other Government cost of living payment (apart from the £150 council tax energy rebate which was made to all households).

COUPLES – WITH CHILDREN

To be eligible under this category, you must:

  • receive child benefit for one or more children; and
  • be employed, or self employed, and have a gross income of under £31,000 per year; and
  • have total savings of under £1,000; and
  • not currently receive any benefits (apart from child benefit); and
  • be responsible for paying the household’s oil,LPG and electricity bills; and
  • not have previously received any other Government cost of living payment (apart from the £150 council tax energy rebate which was made to all households).

HOUSEHOLDS WHERE A MEMBER HAS A LONG-TERM HEALTH CONDITION

To be eligible under this category, your household must include somebody who:

  • has one of the following long term-health conditions which means they spend most of the day at home:
    • cardiovascular conditions
    • respiratory conditions (in particular, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and childhood asthma)
    • mental health conditions
    • physical disabilities.

This person must also:

  • be aged 65 or over, or aged 5 years and younger; and
  • receive one of the following disability benefits:
    • Personal Independence Payment enhanced rate (higher weekly rate)
    • Disability Living Allowance (higher weekly rate)
    • Attendance Allowance (any rate)

The household must:

  • be responsible for paying their own oil,LPG and electricity bills; and
  • have total savings under £1,000; and
  • have a combined income below £26,000 for single households and £31,000 for couples (not including any child benefit or disability benefit).

If you think you might be eligible, please complete the relevent form and Fiona from HWRA will contact you to discuss further and complete a YORSwitch membership form free of charge for the first year.

Please see YORSwitch Bulk Oil Buying Scheme for more information.

If you are on LPG, we are looking at how we can support our customers. If this applies to you, please contact us on the telephone number or email below.

SINGLE PERSON NO CHILDREN

COUPLES NO CHILDREN

SINGLE PERSON AND COUPLES WITH CHILDREN

HOUSEHOLD WHERE A MEMBER HAS A LONG-TERM HEALTH CONDITION

If you have any queries please contact Fiona on 07918 147006 or Email:

People warned of dangers of playing near frozen lakes and ponds

Following recent tragedies in the West Midlands, ERYC have provided the information below to help inform residents of the dangers of playing on or near frozen water.

Royal Life Saving Society UK offer simple steps to keep safe during the winter:

  • Never go onto the ice to play, to retrieve an object, or a pet
  • Never enter the ice to rescue somebody, call 999 and ask for the Fire and Rescue Service

What to do if you fall through the ice:

  • Keep calm and shout for ‘help’
  • Spread your arms across the surface of the ice in front of you
  • If the ice is strong enough, kick your legs to slide onto the ice
  • Lie flat and pull yourself towards the bank
  • If the ice breaks, work your way to the bank-breaking the ice in front of you anyway
  • If you cannot climb out, wait for help and keep as still as possible. Preserve heat by pressing your arms by your side and keep your legs together. Keep your head clear of the water
  • Once you are safe, go to hospital immediately for a check up

What to do if you see someone fall through the ice:

  • Shout for assistance and phone the emergency services – call 999 or 112
  • Do not walk or climb onto the ice to attempt a rescue
  • Shout to the casualty to ‘keep still’ and offer reassurance to keep them calm
  • Try and reach them from the bank using a rope, pole, tree branch, clothing tied together or anything else which can extend your reach
  • When reaching from the bank, lie down to avoid being pulled onto the ice
  • If you cannot reach them, slide something which floats, such as a plastic bottle or football, across the ice for them to hold onto to stay afloat whilst help is on the way
  • If the casualty is too far away, do not attempt to rescue them. Wait for the emergency services while calming and reassuring the casualty.

Further advice and resources are available at:

Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS), Winter Water Safety | Royal Life Saving Society UK ( RLSS UK )

Yorkshire Water Yorkshire Water – Water Safety

ERYC – Help for Households Campaign

In response to the cost of living crisis, ERYC have recently launched a corporate campaign to draw all available help, advice and support together into one easily-accessible package for residents.

‘Help for Households’ is now gathering pace and you will soon see a comprehensive programme of communication activity running across the whole of the East Riding with a particular emphasis on the areas, groups and individuals most in need of help.

The help, advice and support offered includes:

  • a wide range of council support available to residents
  • government support
  • support provided by others including local charities, community partnerships and voluntary sector organisations.

Signposting to these many sources of advice, help and support is now made easy for residents through a one stop dedicated website.

For businesses, a summary of help, advice and support is also now available through a similar dedicated webpage.

This campaign is a whole council and community effort with officers working together across a huge range of ERYC services as well as with  local, regional and national partners to enable residents to access help, advice and support.

The Help for Households toolkit provides an easy-to-read summary of support, help and advice currently available, together with a broad range of promotional materials for use to help to spread the word as far and wide across the East Riding as possible.

Help for Households Toolkit.pdf (govdelivery.com)