Heather Fisk

Mum (& Step-Mum) 💙💙💙❤️, Wife & Head of Housing at East Suffolk Council! All views are my own!

[Ipswich Town Academy @ITFCAcademy]

To mark the launch of our new Academy account, we're giving away two home shirts, with one signed by Cam Humphreys and the other signed by Elkan Baggott. 🤞

For a chance to win one of the shirts, simply follow @ITFCAcademy and repost this. 🫡

[Heather Fisk @heathercfisk]

@IpswichTown The only option. It was so wet and ridiculous conditions.

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

News. The Chancellor's just announced Winter Fuel Payments will no longer be universal to all pensioners, now only pensioners on benefits will get it - in my view that's too narrow a group. Here's my formal statement to @RachelReevesMP ...
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The targeting of Winter Fuel Payments is too narrow with the winter we have coming. Pensioners were already due to get less as this will be the first time since winter 2022 they haven’t got the up to £300 extra winter fuel cost of living top-up.

The Energy Price Cap is likely to rise 10% this October and stay high across the winter, leaving most energy bills nearly double those pre-crisis, at levels unaffordable for millions.

Many pensioners eke out the £100 to £300 Winter Fuel Payments to allow them to keep some heating on through the cold months. While there's an argument for ending its universality due to tight national finances, it's being squeezed to too narrow a group – just those on benefits and Pension Credit.

Yet again, those just above the thresholds will be hardest hit. This is often justified as there's a 'lack of household income data' to allow other targeting. However, there's a usable precedent from the emergency energy crisis measures announced in April 2022, which I'd urge the Government to look at.

Then, a payment was made to homes in council tax bands A to D – as an imperfect but workable proxy for lower household incomes. That'd allow an additional group of lower to middle-income pensioners to keep the payments and mitigate bill shocks. Councils' discretionary funds could also be funded as in April 2022, for the limited numbers who still need help but don't qualify.

Plus, with this announcement, the Government has a huge moral imperative to ensure the 800,000 people eligible for Pension Credit who don't get it, are informed, educated and helped through the process. It is planning an awareness-raising campaign, but it needs to ensure that reaches every corner – and if possible proactively and personally contact people.

Pension Credit is a crucial gateway benefit, giving access to a host of other entitlements, and now with the link to the Winter Fuel Payment, it makes it even more important to ensure fewer miss out."

[Heather Fisk @heathercfisk]

@kingswell Wow. Almost spot on!

[SAIF @NationalSAIF]

STATEMENT: Legacy Independent Funeral Directors: https://t.co/vQxKDbR96F

[Heather Fisk @heathercfisk]

Really pleased to get this new initiative approved!! Recruitment to start shortly and the launch later in the year!!!!

[East Suffolk Council @EastSuffolk]

To help residents better access private rented housing, we are creating a new lettings partnership, which along with a new Guaranteed Rent Scheme, will increase residents access to the private rented sector and minimise the use of temporary accommodation: https://t.co/ycZaywVfzR

[Heather Fisk @heathercfisk]

@CBEastSuffolk @FirstLight_Fest Brilliant Festival! Really great to see it so well supported!!

[Heather Fisk @heathercfisk]

This weekend I’ll be doing the midnight walk, with two of my equally ‘knackered mum’ friends! If anyone is able to sponsor us, it would be much appreciated for a fantastic cause! Thank you 🙏

https://t.co/9ntKP7lWzt

[East Suffolk Council @EastSuffolk]

There is still time to apply - closing date extended to 26 May!
https://t.co/RSkVeNF6QP

[Heather Fisk @heathercfisk]

Really interesting overview of some of the salient points.

[Heather Fisk @heathercfisk]

@mattmakin85 Don’t think the boss @CBEastSuffolk would have objected but @kingswell might have done!! 🤣🤣

[East Suffolk Council @EastSuffolk]

The survey will only take about four minutes to complete and the final results will be published in our tenant magazine, giving all our tenants the opportunity to see how we are doing, and how we are responding to any concerns you may have.

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[East Suffolk Council @EastSuffolk]

If you are an East Suffolk Council tenant, you may receive a call, email or text message from Arena Partnership (also known as TP Tracker), to take part in a survey to assess how well we are doing at providing good quality homes and services.

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[Heather Fisk @heathercfisk]

Promotion Party in the Park! Great to see the Park buzzing today! @IpswichTown @IpswichGov

[East Suffolk Council @EastSuffolk]

That completes the results from the East Suffolk Council election.
New makeup as follows:
GREEN 16, CONSERVATIVE 15, LABOUR 12, LIB DEM 11, INDEPENDENT 1
NO OVERALL CONTROL
Overall turnout: 34.2%
#LocalElection2023 #EastSuffolkElects

[Heather Fisk @heathercfisk]

@kingswell 🤣

[Heather Fisk @heathercfisk]

@kingswell You go up and down so often you’ve given up celebrating haven’t you?!

[Heather Fisk @heathercfisk]

What a great experience in Felixstowe today! The station and bridges were full! My son is a huge fan of trains so he loved seeing it! @EastSuffolk

[Heather Fisk @heathercfisk]

Always love a trip up on the roof in Lowestoft, even if it was a bit cloudy today, you can still see the sun trying to shine!!

[Heather Fisk @heathercfisk]

@summer74 Reunited! … it’s been too long! xx

[Heather Fisk @heathercfisk]

So great to see @summer74 today! It’s lovely to turn up to a meeting and see one of your favourite people! Made my day! 😊