poverty

24 Jan 2023

Cost of living: The Store Cupboard

Soaring food prices have seen rising demand for charitable affordable food providers, such as The Store Cupboard in West Ealing. It was founded in …

28 Sep 2022

Rising energy costs and where to find help

UPDATED ON 17 OCTOBER AFTER GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT Households are facing rising energy costs – and the price cap rise on 1 October (Saturday) is …

31 Jan 2022

Don’t miss out on free school meals

Local families who receive certain benefits, and who are on very low incomes, could be entitled to claim free school meals. Applications are made …

19 Jan 2022

Ealing Council stands up for residents facing cost-of-living hit

Council leader Peter Mason and Councillor Bassam Mahfouz, cabinet member for decent living incomes, have written to the government asking for urgent action on …

15 Dec 2021

Ealing Council pledges to fight inequality

Councillors made a promise to fight inequality across the borough at meeting of Ealing’s Full Council on Tuesday, 14 December. Inequality was high on …

6 Dec 2021

Extra financial help available for Ealing residents in crisis

Ealing Council is reminding residents that they could be eligible for extra financial support this winter through the local welfare assistance scheme. Ealing has …

9 Jun 2021

Free race place if you help The Store Cupboard

Are you considering taking part in this year’s Ealing Half Marathon? Or looking for a good cause to support, or keen to help others …

14 Dec 2020

Families on low incomes to get special COVID-19 winter grant

Ealing families on low incomes and vulnerable households will get a helping hand this winter in the form of special vouchers and grants to …

7 Feb 2019

Championing equality and asking questions through art

Young artists, film-makers and equality champions from Acton came together to create a hard-hitting piece of art discussing racism – and it was exhibited …

21 Nov 2018

Bollo Brook youths meet UN rapporteur

Young people who are part of the Bollo Brook Youth Centre in Acton, got the chance to express their views and inform the United …

22 Dec 2016

Living wage: Discount for paying fairly

Businesses can benefit from a business rate discount as part of Ealing Council’s commitment to ensure local workers are better paid. The discount is …

25 Nov 2016

Stay warm. Beat the chills…and bills

“It has made such a difference. I now have a warm home, which helps so much,” said Dennis Horgan, whose home has been fitted …

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A new Ealing Council programme is working on providing almost 1,000 free laptops to some of the borough’s most disadvantaged residents. A hundred devices …

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