Surviving Winter campaign helps elderly living in fear of fuel bills
ENERGY advisors will use funds raised by this year’s Surviving Winter campaign to help older and vulnerable people living in fear of huge fuel bills. The £90,000 campaign launched by the Wiltshire Community Foundation is working with Warm and Safe Wiltshire, one of four partners including Age UK and Citizens Advice in Swindon and Wiltshire. The campaign, now in its 11th year, aims to help more than 900 people, including the 400 elderly people across the county who are at risk of dying from cold-related illness over the winter. The government estimates more than 30,000 people in the ...
Source: somersetcountygazette.co.uk