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 I realise many of you have already donated to the DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal, but if you haven't, please do.
Examples of what donations will go to include:
• £25 for a kit of household essentials.
• £50 for a food pack to feed a family for a fortnight.
• £100 to provide temporary shelter for two families.
To make a donation to the DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal visit
www.dec.org.uk or call 0370 60 60 900, donate over the counter at any
post office or high street bank, or send a cheque made payable to ‘DEC
Haiti Earthquake Appeal’ to ‘PO Box 999, London, EC3A 3AA’ or text GIVE
to 70077 to donate £5. £5 goes to DEC. You pay £5 plus standard network
SMS rate.
Anyone wanting to stay up to date with developments in Haiti, the
emergency response and the fundraising efforts visit www.dec.org.uk or follow the DEC on
twitter at http://twitter.com/decappeal |
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Vulnerable Tooting residents receive emergency fuel payments |
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Vulnerable residents in Tooting will be able to keep warm throughout the cold snap thanks to emergency ‘cold weather payments’ they are automatically receiving from the government.
The £25/week payments are automatically paid out when the temperature drops below freezing for 7 days in a row.
In Tooting these payments began on the 4th January, and should arrive before residents receive their next fuel bill, so people should not worry about turning the heating up to keep warm throughout this period of cold weather.
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Freedom passes not under threat |
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A number of local residents have contacted me recently regarding the future of the freedom passes.
My letter to the Wandsworth Guardian, which was printed yesterday, outlines the truth of the situation (freedom passes are fully funded and not under threat!). If you have any questions about this please get in touch here.
(click on the letter to enlarge it)
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