Police Scotland: Social Media Guidance

Dear Parent,

Please read comprehensive guidance from Police Scotland in respect of Social Media via the link below, thank you.

Police-Scotland-Social-Media-Guidance-2022

February 4, 2022

NL Fuel Hardship Fund: Deadline 5pm on Monday 7th February 2022

Fuel Hardship Payment

Who can apply

To be eligible for this one off payment of £150 you must:

Be a parent or carer with at least one child living at home (they could be over 16 if you are still receiving child benefit for them);

Be aged 16-24 yrs. If you are in this age bracket you don’t need to have a child at home to qualify.

In addition, you must:

Be a householder*;
Have savings of less than £700;
Have a net annual income of less than £26,600, (assuming you have a regular income, this is the same as having less than £2,217 per month or less than £511 per week);
Be entitled to Council Tax Reduction (we will check this).
If you do not currently receive Council Tax Reduction, you should still meet with all other criteria and have no recourse to public funds.

Please note any disability benefits (DLA/PIP/AA) are disregarded and not included as income.

*Only 1 application per household please. All applications will be verified via the council tax scheme and any duplicate applications will be rejected.

When and how to apply

Applications will be accepted from 13 January 2022. The deadline will be 7 February at 5pm. The form will be removed after this time.

So don’t delay, APPLY HERE.

When successful applicants will receive the payment

The process of making payments to successful applicants will begin during the third week in February.

Additional support for applicants

Applicants will also be offered free support and assistance from our team of experts within the council and our partner agencies. You will be asked if you would like to speak to someone about your benefits, debt advice and budgeting. You will also be offered advice on how stay warm while reducing your energy costs.

Could you be entitled to our one off fuel payment?

North Lanarkshire are launching this fund to help people who are particularly likely to be “feeling the pinch” this winter.

The fund is part of Scottish Government’s contribution to support people during the pandemic. It is a limited pot of money which means that the council may have to close the scheme early if demand exceeds the level of funding available.

More information about support this winter.

December 21, 2021

A Message from the PTA

Dear Parents,

Please read a message from the PTA below:

21^st December 2021

Dear Parents/Carers,

Firstly, we would like to say a massive Thank You and Well Done to our school community.
Advent was truly alive in our school community over the last few weeks. With the impact of Covid 19 and the financial hardship this has caused for families in our school community, the act of love and generosity was simply overwhelming.
Many thanks to all for the huge contributions which were greatly received. This is the true meaning of Christmas, ensuring we are all looking out for one another and doing what we can to help support each other.

It is in these uncertain times, that communities pull together, and it reminds us how important it is to show support and kindness to one another. The saying, ‘It takes a village to raise a child, well it takes a community to raise a school’ and for that we are grateful.

Many thanks also to all the staff of St Barbara’s for working tirelessly through very challenging times and for supporting our children and ensuring they enjoyed lots of festive fun in the build up to Christmas. Wishing all our families a Happy and Holy Christmas and every good wish for 2022.

Thanks

Pamela Connell

December 15, 2021