Kwasi Kwarteng’s first Mini Budget did nothing to provide hope or relief for the low-income families enduring the worst of the cost-of-living crisis. We know that many of our clients are desperately struggling to make ends meet. They, and many thousands of other people, need
More than 7 million people have now received £326 in their bank accounts as the first part of the £650 means-tested cost of living payment which is being given to those on Universal Credit, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support or Pension
Caridon Foundation is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted as a finalist for Best Charity or Social Enterprise at the Croydon Business Excellence Awards, the largest and most prestigious of their kind in the diverse and fast-growing borough. Managing Director of Caridon Foundation
The Fuel Direct Scheme enables energy suppliers and benefit claimants to apply deductions for energy arrears from benefits. In light of the significant increase in energy bills, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has written to UK energy suppliers about a temporary pause on
This week, 9-15 May, is Mental Health Awareness Week, the UK’s national week to raise awareness of mental health, hosted by the Mental Health Foundation. This year, the theme for the week is ‘Loneliness’. As an organisation which supports numerous clients suffering from poor mental
This week, TV and broadband provider Sky has announced that anyone in receipt of Universal Credit or State Pension in the UK can access their new Broadband Basics contract helping people save up to £90 a year. The new Broadband Basics contract costs £20 a
From today, 11 April 2022, means-tested payments, like Universal Credit, and the state pension have risen by 3.1%. Here are some examples of what this looks like for standard allowance recipients of Universal Credit (per year): For those single and aged under 25, the standard
Today, Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his Spring statement. The Spring statement, introduced in 2006, was originally intended to be nothing more than a fiscal update ahead of the Autumn Budget. However, this year, with the British economy still trying to recover from the pandemic, the
Sherrelle Collman, Managing Director of Caridon Foundation, has been elected as a Board Trustee for the National Appropriate Adult Network (NAAN), a registered charity aiming to ensure the rights and welfare of the most vulnerable people in our society by developing effective appropriate adults. NAAN
