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Ottery volunteers help carers in lockdown

Published: 6:00 PM February 25, 2021    Ottery Help Scheme supporters, pictured before lockdown, have received a surge of support from volunteers - Credit: Ottery Help Scheme An army of volunteers has stepped forward in Ottery to offer their support to unpaid carers who are battling through lockdown. Ottery Help Scheme, the town’s long-established community charity, has seen a surge of interest from residents keen to play their part in helping others in a time of crisis. Chief officer Emily Lezzeri said: “The demands of lockdown on carers has been tremendous. They do great work but it goes unnoticed. “Some don’t find it easy to ask for help. A wife might not identify as a carer and so might not draw on the support that she is entitled to have. It is a very delicate area.”

Further £650 million funding boost for Covid-19 response in Wales

UK Government provides devolved administration in Wales with additional £650 million to help tackle coronavirus Funding can be spent now or carried over to spend in 2021/22 financial year, providing vital and unprecedented flexibility Money is in addition to the £5.2 billion already provided for this year through the upfront Barnett guarantee, bringing the total to £5.85 billion The UK Government has provided the Welsh Government with an additional £650 million to support people, businesses and public services affected by coronavirus. This funding brings the total allocated through the Barnett formula to the Welsh Government since the start of the pandemic to £5.85 billion. In recognition of the exceptional circumstances and in response to calls for flexibility, the Welsh Government will be able to carry over any of the £650 million not spent this year into the 2021/22 financial year on top of their existing tools to transfer funding between years.

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