By Belinda Ryan
More people will need Cheshire East’s emergency assistance scheme to support their families once the £20 universal credit uplift ends, a councillor has said.
The scheme provides rent deposits, furniture, white goods and emergency food to vulnerable people facing immediate hardship following a crisis or disaster or to prevent homelessness and to keep families together.
Conservative MPs Kieran Mullan and Edward Timpson are calling on Cheshire employers to take part in the Government’s new £2 billion Kickstart Scheme.
Citizens Advice Cheshire East is continuing to offer vital advice, despite all face-to-face services across its sites being suspended due to coronavirus.
People who have already booked appointments should not attend, says the service.
Almost 11,000 people in Cheshire East are receiving personalised Universal Credit support, latest figures show.
The 10,977 in Cheshire East are among 339,000 across the North West in receipt of the credit, which also includes 13,663 from Cheshire West and Chester.
MP Laura Smith’s constituency office has become an official Referral Unit for Nantwich Foodbank.
The charity fears more residents will have to be referred to the Foodbank ahead of plans for the next stage of Universal Credit.
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