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With your help, we can keep offering free support to those who need us.

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Families with children who get free school meals will receive a supermarket voucher for each child during the school holidays.

This support can be worth over £190 per year per eligible child. If you have already claimed free school emails for you child you do not need to take any action and will receive this support automatically. If you think you are eligible but have not received any vouchers, please speak to your child's school in the first instance.

If you have not applied for free school meals you will not automatically get this support even if your child is eligible. To make sure you don't miss out please apply for free school meals.

You will receive a text message from 'Huggg' or an email from [email protected] with your e-voucher instructions before the start of every school holiday. Information on how to use you voucher can be found on the Huggg website.

If you have a question about your voucher, call 01582 510346 and select option 2.

If you are a care leaver you will be eligible for grocery vouchers. The vouchers will be given to you by your personal advisor (PA).

A care leaver is a young person aged 16 to 25 years old who:

has been 'looked after' at some point since they were 14 years old

were in care on or after their 16th birthday

If you are a care leaver having difficulties with the vouchers, or think you're eligible for support but haven't received a voucher, contact your personal adviser (PA) or call 01582 547820.

The Household Support Fund has been provided by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to help local authorities support residents during the cost of living crisis. Below is a breakdown of the funds allocated to Luton Council since October 2021 and information on how the funding has been spent.

HSF 1: 6 October 2021 to 31 March 2022

Luton Council was allocated £1,829,274 by the DWP to support vulnerable households during the period 6 October 2021 to 31 March 2022. In line with DWP guidance we provided pro-active targeted support and application based support to households meeting the specific criteria detailed below.

Households with children eligible for free school meals

Care leavers

Households living in temporary accommodation

Amount: £1,255,500
Est number of households*: 7,305
HSF 2: 1 April 2021 to 30 September 2022

Luton Council was allocated with £1,829,274 by the DWP to support vulnerable households during the period 01 April 2022 to 30 September 2022. In line with DWP guidance we provided pro-active targeted support to households meeting specific criteria detailed below.

HSF 3: 01 October 2022 to 31 March 2023

Luton Council was allocated with £1,829,274 by the DWP to support vulnerable households during the period 01 October 2022 to 31 March 2022. In line with DWP guidance we provided pro-active targeted support and application based support to households meeting specific criteria detailed below.

* Households may have received multiple awards throughout the duration of the scheme. For example, families in receipt of free school meals will have been issued with vouchers in October, December, February and March. Additionally, Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 are not mutually exclusive, therefore households may receive awards in one or more of the groups.

HSF 4: 01 October 2022 to 31 March 2023

Luton Council has been allocated £3,658,584 by the DWP to support vulnerable households during the period 01 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.

In line with DWP guidance we have identified groups for targeted support and also have a self-referral application scheme in operation. Details of how the council intends to spend the funding is publicly available on the Luton Borough Council website.

Full details of the spend and number of households supported will be published at the end of the funding period.

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Women's Aid In Luton - Bedfordshire Domestic Abuse Partnership

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Bedfordshire Domestic Abuse Partnership (BDAP) brings together key agencies in Bedfordshire to design, develop & deliver a local response to domestic abuse

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Men experience domestic abuse, too.

We understand how difficult it can be if you are a man experiencing domestic abuse or other forms of violence. You might feel scared, isolated, and confused. You might feel ashamed or afraid to tell anyone about your situation. But you are not alone - there is support available.

Refuge primarily supports women and their children; but we believe no person should live in fear of abuse - including men. We may be able to help you through our one-stop shops or community support services.

You can also contact The Men's Advice Line, a specialist provider for men experiencing domestic abuse.

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Empowering women to live without violence & fear. Refuge is the largest domestic abuse organisation in the UK. Supporting thousands of women & their children overcome the physical, emotional, financial impacts of abuse.

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Welcome to CHUMS Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing support for Children, Young People and their families, with other services specifically supporting adults; Babyloss Bereavement Service and Bedfordshire Suicide Bereavement Service. We also offer a Specialist Bereavement Service in Kent and Medway

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Parenting and Family Support - Family Lives (Parentline Plus) | Family Lives

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Parenting and family support from Family Lives (formerly Parentline Plus) through our website, helpline 0808 800 2222, email service at askus@familylives.org.uk, live chat and local services.

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Gingerbread's free services for single parents

Our advice and support services help you get the right support when and where you need it most.

Meet other single mums and dads on our online forum or in our local and digital groups.  If you need advice, our information pages, webchat and helpline provide expert guidance on a wide range of topics.

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Our online forum is a safe place for single parents to connect 24/7 - to chat, and give and receive support.

Single parent groups

Our range of local and digital groups provide a space to meet other people who understand what it's like to be a single parent.

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Our online advice is here to help you make confident choices about your family’s future.

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Chat online to our expert advisers: Monday to Wednesday 10am - 1pm, Thursday 1pm - 4pm and Friday 1pm - 6pm

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Gingerbread provides support to single parents through an online forum, groups and a helpline and webchat advice service.

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MoneyHelper joins up money and pensions guidance to make it quicker and easier to find the right help. MoneyHelper brings together the support and services of three government-backed financial guidance providers: the Money Advice Service, the Pensions Advisory Service and Pension Wise.

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Free and impartial help with money, backed by the government | MoneyHelper

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MoneyHelper: free and impartial help with money and pensions. Formerly Money Advice Service, The Pension Advisory Service and Pension Wise.

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Welcome to Luton Safeguarding Children Board

We hope you will find the site a useful resource both in understanding the purpose of the Luton Safeguarding Children Board, its structure and membership, as well as a user friendly tool to safeguard children and young people.

A key objective for the LSCB is to promote the message that 'Safeguarding Children is everybody's responsibility' and therefore this site is aimed, not only at professionals but the wider public including parents/carers and young people themselves.

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Luton Safeguarding Children Board - To safeguard and promote the welfare of children

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Celebrating 10 years of Talk PANTS!

Pantosaurus has helped 1.5 million parents Talk PANTS and keep their children safe from sexual abuse.

Developed in consultation with children, parents, carers and teachers, Talk PANTS is here to help children understand their body belongs to them, and they should tell a safe adult they trust if anything makes them feel upset or worried.

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Our PANTS activity pack makes it easy to talk to your child about staying safe from harm. With a word search, dot-to-dot and maze game, you can help them learn without using any scary words.

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The NSPCC is the UK’s leading children’s charity, preventing abuse and helping those affected to recover. Help us be here for children. Please donate now.

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At Gill Blowers we understand that many children and families experience difficult times which can make a happy, successful school and home life a struggle.  If you have worries or concerns about your child, you can always talk to their class teacher as they know your child and can work with you to address the issues.  However, for whatever reasons, you might not feel able to or there may be other problems which parents/carers need some help with.

One of the roles of a Family Worker is to work closely with children and families who may be experiencing difficulties, this could be as simple as a misunderstanding with friends or it could be a more complex issue such as bereavement or a change in family circumstances.  It may be that support is needed for a short while or it could be a longer process. We can provide 1-1 support with:

Listening and appreciating parents/carers issues and offer suggestions and advice for individuals and families on behaviour management, boundaries, fussy eating, routines, school attendance, e-safety, toilet training and healthy eating to name a few

We can also refer and signpost to other services available with Luton

Working with and supporting families during key school transition, including newcomers and help to fill out forms for moving onto infant/primary schools

Working with families who are going through difficulties times including relationship breakdown, bereavement and mental well-being

Supporting families who are suffering from and financial hardship by sign posting for budgeting advice or issuing a food bank voucher

If you need support, please contact Marie or Lisa

Telephone: 01582 575100/ 01582 587350

Email: Familyworker@gillblowers.nurseryluton.com

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Leabank: 5th January 10.30-11.30am 12.30-1.30pm
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Most of you will already know Marie and Lisa, through drop offs and 1:1 sessions.

We work across both sites and are here to offer advice and support or by just listening.

If you need support, please contact Marie or Lisa

Telephone: 01582 575100/ 01582 587350

Email: Familyworker@gillblowers.nurseryluton.com

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Fareshare every Friday at our Leabank site for parents of Gill Blowers. Members of the community are welcome to help themselves after 15.35pm

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Fareshare every Friday at our Leabank site for parents of Gill Blowers. Members of the community are welcome to help themselves after 15.35pm

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Fare share is an organisation that redistributes surplus food.

Our food on a Friday is courtesy of Bookers in Sundon Park

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Stay and Play every Thursday during term time 13.30 - 14.30

£2 per family

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Stay and Play 9 - 10am every Thursday during term time

£2 per family