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15 Jun 2020
Defra – Food Vulnerability, Local Authority Welfare Assistance Scheme
Below is is this week’s update on Defra’s work on food for vulnerable people: Defra recieved Confirmation on Wednesday 10 of June of a one-off, additional funds for people who...
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08 Jun 2020
Issues raised at the 5th June meeting of the Rural Impacts Stakeholder Forum (RISF)
The Rural Impacts Stakeholder Forum (RISF) was established in March 2020 to enable open and regular dialogue between key rural stakeholder organisations and Defra on the impact of COVID-19 on...
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08 Jun 2020
Defra food vulnerability update
Below is is this week’s update on Defra’s work on food for vulnerable people: Non-Shielded Vulnerable: 42 Local Authority entities covering 86 LA areas are currently onboarded onto the supermarket...
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01 Jun 2020
Issues raised at the 29th May meeting of the Rural Impacts Stakeholder Forum (RISF)
The Rural Impacts Stakeholder Forum (RISF) was established in March 2020 to enable open and regular dialogue between key rural stakeholder organisations and Defra on the impact of COVID-19 on...
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01 Jun 2020
Defra food vulnerability update
Below is is this week’s update on Defra’s work on food for vulnerable people: Food boxes We have now delivered more than 2 million boxes of food We have sent...
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26 May 2020
Issues raised at the latest meeting of the Rural Impacts Stakeholder Forum (RISF)
The Rural Impacts Stakeholder Forum (RISF) was established in March 2020 to enable open and regular dialogue between key rural stakeholder organisations and Defra on the impact of COVID-19 on...
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26 May 2020
Defra grant to food charities update
On Monday 11th May, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) launched a Food Charities Grant Fund. If you run a front-line not-for-profit or charity that provides food,...
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18 May 2020
The Rural Impacts Stakeholder Forum (RISF)
The Rural Impacts Stakeholder Forum (RISF) was established in March 2020 to enable open and regular dialogue between key rural stakeholder organisations and Defra on the impact of COVID-19 on...
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18 May 2020
Food vulnerability update from Defra
The following is an update from the Food Vulnerability section at DEFRA on recent work DEFRA have launched our service that allows local authorities to refer vulnerable people for reserved...
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04 May 2020
Defra provide guidance to residents to avoid an increase in flytipping during lockdown
Local Authorities are working hard to maintain the majority of waste services running as normal, however some services have been reduced due to the coronavirus outbreak This includes closing most...
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