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Further advice on the Cost of Living Fuel Payment
People who pay for their electricity by prepaid or keypad meter will receive a £600 energy payment voucher redeemable for cash at any Post Office up until the end of March. Those who pay their electricity bill by direct debit will have the payment lodged directly into...
The Post Office is urging people to redeem the voucher soon
The Post Office says the first £600 energy payment vouchers for people on pre-paid or keypad meters will start arriving from 16 January. The vouchers are being distributed to about 500,000 people who pay their electricity bills quarterly or use pre-payment meters. The...
Living Fuel payments of £600 per household will be made this month
Happy New Year from all on the Disability Action ONSIDE Team! Some positive news to start 2023. The Northern Ireland Office has announced that the Household Cost of Living Fuel payments of £600 per household will be made this month. There are no exact dates for...
New Cost of Living Payments for people on disability benefits
Every household in Northern Ireland is entitled to receive the cost of living payments announced by the UK government. This was originally £400 per household to be paid through your electricity supplier but has now been increased to £600 per household. Because of the...
August e-Newsletter
Read our monthly e-Newsletter featuring latest news, upcoming events and development opportunities. If you would like ONSIDE to focus on a particular issue or topic for next month's e-Newsletter, get in touch.
June e-Newsletter
Read our monthly e-Newsletter featuring latest news, participant testimony, media interviews an much more. If you would like ONSIDE to focus on a particular issue or topic for next month's e-Newsletter, get in touch.
May e-Newsletter
Read our monthly e-Newsletter featuring the latest news, upcoming events and development opportunities taking place in May. If you would like ONSIDE to focus on a particular issue or topic for next month's e-Newsletter, get in touch.
Sure there’s nothing wrong with you!
12 December 2021 ‘Sure, there’s nothing wrong with you!’ familiar words heard by many people living with a hidden disability. On International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Friday, 3 December 2021) the ONSIDE project (ONSIDE) is calling on disabled people,...
Social isolation not new but a well-trodden path for disabled people
9 April 2020 The Coronavirus pandemic has introduced the phrase ‘social isolation’ to our vocabulary but is it new? The ONSIDE project believes it is not and is in fact a well-trodden path for many disabled people. It is also the focus behind its new cross...