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  • Staying Safe and Safeguarding Adults

    ). Email: asc.howdenhouse@sheffield.gov.uk (do not include personal information if you do not have a secure email address). Call in: First Point at Howden House, Union Street, Sheffield S1 2HH. Write to: Adult Access Team, Corporate Mail Facility, FREEPOST NEA5527, Town Hall, Sheffield S1 2ZZ. All… is free to call from mobiles and landlines. Call 0808 808 2241 . In an emergency call 999. If you can't speak to the operator press 55 and you will be connected to the Police (only on a mobile phone). Get more information about domestic abuse from the Sheffield City Council's website. Sheffield… can be found on the Sheffield Adult Safeguarding Partnership's website. Sheffield Adult Safeguarding Partnership: Multi Agency Training . You can also read more about the Sheffield Adult Safeguarding Partnership on their website. Sheffield Adult Safeguarding Partnership…

  • Introduction

    : asc.howdenhouse@sheffield.gov.uk . If you think you need the Council to help you arrange or pay for your care and support, the Council will follow rules to work out if you need support and what you can afford to pay. You can find out more about the assessment process on the Council website: Sheffield City Council: Helping you stay independent . Sheffield City Council: Cost of care . There's a lot of useful advice and videos about the assessment process on the SCIE website. SCIE is the Social Care Institute for Excellence - sharing knowledge, improving lives. Youtube: Social… to contribute to the cost of running their service or providing transport, day trips or equipment like crafting supplies. Some care providers like home care companies charge for their services according to the amount of support you need and the number of workers involved. You can get more information about…

  • Sporting activities

    tennis volleyball Zumba Or had you thought about dancing as a form of exercise? There are also some gentler activities to help you keep fit: chairobics Couch to 5K get running with help from the NHS Dance to Health health walks meditation pilates Pram Push simple…Sporting clubs, groups and activities Here you will find a wide range of sporting activities for those new to sport and the more experienced. There's something for everyone, including: archery athletics badminton basketball boccia bowling boxing canoeing caving climbing… services View all services on the directory that provide sporting activities and facilities . …

  • Pensions and retirement

    and the importance of taking your time to make sure your money lasts as long as you do. They’ll talk about your pension options and what you can do next. Money Helper: Pension Wise . Appointments will be by telephone. After your appointment, you’ll be sent a summary of your details and next steps you… advice. Find out more about what they can do for you, how they’re paid and how to choose one that’s right for you from Money Helper. Money Helper: Get financial advice on how to fund your long-term care . Call: 0800 011 3797 .… Find out your likely retirement income In a few easy steps, the Money Helper 's pension calculator can give you an estimate of the income you'll get when you retire. Your forecast will include income from defined benefit and defined contribution pensions, and your State Pension. Money Helper…

  • Small business

    Starting a small business and small business support If you run your own business or are looking to become self employed or start your own business you can get advice and support including consultation, funding advice and legal advice. A good place to start is to contact the Business and Intellectual Property Centre in the Central Library. Sheffield City Council: Business and Intellectual Property Centre . Call: 0114 273 4712 . Find about what support is available for small business on the Government's website GOV.UK . This includes advice and funding. GOV.UK: What support… Yorkshire. South Yorkshire Business Support . view directory services View all services on the directory that provide small business and self employment support . …

  • Volunteering

    People can volunteer at any stage in their lives. Volunteering allows you to get involved and make a difference in the city. Find out about volunteering opportunities at the Sheffield Volunteer Centre. Sheffield Volunteer Centre . Call: 0114 253 6649 . You can call in to their drop-in on Tuesdays 10am-4pm at The Circle, Rockingham Lane, S1 4FW. view directory services View all services on the directory that provide volunteering opportunities . …

  • Sheffield’s Household Support Fund

    HSF You can apply for a grant from the Household Support Fund to help with food and energy costs. This can help you pay for: food gas and electricity telephone and broadband (like phone costs, top-ups, broadband charges) housekeeping (like groceries, toiletries) clothing, including school uniforms wider needs not linked to energy and water, if the Council considers this appropriate. It can’t be used to help you pay for: debts mortgage costs activities/services that the Council, or other public sector organisation, delivers rent or housing arrears under normal circumstances. There’s more detail on what you can apply for and how to apply on the Council website. Sheffield City Council: Apply for the Household Support Fund . Help to apply to the fund There are organisations in Sheffield that can help you to apply. They are called Trusted Assessors…

  • Warm Homes Sheffield

    warmhomes Warm Homes Sheffield can give you advice about all the different ways you can heat your home and save money on your fuel bills. They can help you to get support through a range of different schemes, including: LEAP: Energy Advice Home Visits. Free energy advice on your heating and ventilation, free lightlubs and advice on help to replace white goods (like washing machines and fridge freezers), help to replace your boiler, and help with debt and money problems. HUG 2. A scheme that provides eligible people with a funding for a heat pump, solar panels or insulation for your home. Connected for Warmth. A scheme that provides eligible people with funding for cavity wall insulation. ECO Flex. A scheme that provides eligible people with funding for insulation and heating. Find out more about the help on offer. Warm Homes Sheffield . Call: 0800 107 8882 . You…

  • Funded Early Learning

    wanting to know more about the working parents’ childcare entitlement for children 9 months plus to under 5 years please scroll to the details provided further down this page. If you are ready to make an application can go to childcare choices website where there is a the step by step guide…? All children aged 3 and 4 are eligible for the universal hours of FEL from the term after their third birthday. You do not need to apply for a code, you just need to prove your child’s date of birth. Date of 3rd birthday Place funded from Between 1 April and 31 August 1 September Between 1… this is £166.69 a week For 21 to 22 years old this is £162.84 a week For 18 to 20 years old this is £119.77 a week If you are under 18 or an apprentice £84.46. This threshold applies whether you are in paid employment, self-employed or on a zero hours contract. If you are about to start work…

  • Early Years funding for children with SEND (including Disability Access Fund)

    benefits, for example Income Support, Tax Credits or Universal Credit. Full details about eligibility can be found here at Help paying for childcare: Free education and childcare for 2-year-olds - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) For three- and four-year-olds All parents of three- and four-year-olds are entitled to 570 hours of free childcare per year. This is usually taken as 15 hours each week for 38 weeks of the year, but you can use your hours over more weeks if your childcare provider is able to be more flexible. Working parents of three- and four-year-olds are entitled to 30 hours per week… for childcare If you cannot find suitable childcare for your child, then you may be able to get direct payments for childcare. This money can be used to employ a Personal Assistant (PA) to look after your child while both parents (if it’s a two-parent household) are at work. Parents must contribute at least…