We are asking VCF sector organisations to complete this survey and share insights and ideas about mitigating the current Cost of Living Crisis here in Sefton.

We will use the information you provide to consider the sector's potential response and seek to gain resources to facilitate additional activities/provision.

The results will be shared with Sefton’s Welfare Reform and Anti-Poverty (WRAP) Working Group.

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Current issues impacting on Sefton communities 

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* Are you able to rank by priority the following areas being most impacted by the Cost of Living Crisis by the people you work with (1 being the most Important, 10 being the least Important

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* Below is a list of groups of people it has been suggested may be disproportionally affected by the Cost of Living Crisis.

Please share any insights you may have which are relevant to the groups listed. If you work with a different group of people affected then please use the ‘Other’ category to describe and explain.

We are currently assessing the VCF sectors ability to mitigate against the impact of the crisis. Please  indicate if your organisation would be willing/able to support any of the following:
Warm Hubs

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* Would your organisation be able to provide a warm, friendly space for people to keep warm and socialize in?  In addition to any service you already provide?

This could range from a “SIMPLE Warm Hub” which is a warm space which could be available for people to self-manage (make their own drinks, create their own social activities with provided equipment such as cards/games, books,DVDs, etc).

It could also be an “ENHANCED Warm Hub” which could offer hot meals, sandwiches and drinks, with more structured activities and/or provide information and advice of local support organisations. These are just two examples and your organisation may be able to offer something in between the two.

Would your organisation be able to provide a warm hub?

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Simple Warm Hub
Enhanced Warm Hub 
A bespoke Warm Hub unique to your organisation 

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* If you answered 'Yes', please detail the location(s) you could offer the warm hub, the support you’d be able to offer and resource(s)/support you’d need to develop this.

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* Is there a particular client group that could access the warm hub? (For example, parents and guardians with young children, families, older people, people affected by mental health, homeless people etc)

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* If possible, please select the days and sessions the warm hub could be open

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Transport Assistance Scheme 

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* Would your organisation be able to help provide transport for people to attend local community venues?

This could range from using a minibus and volunteer drivers to support planned journeys, or to accompany/support people to use other modes of transport which may be more cost effective.

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* If yes, please detail the area(s) of Sefton you could potentially cover, the support you could offer and any resource(s) you’d need to develop this.

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* Do you have vehicles available that could be used to support a transport assistance scheme? If yes, please detail.

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* Would you require additional staff or volunteers to support such a scheme? If yes, please detail.

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* Is there a particular client group that could access the community transport scheme?

(For example, parents and guardians with young children, families, older people, people affected by mental health, homeless people etc)

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* If possible please select the days and sessions the Community Transport Scheme could be operate

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Your Ideas

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* Please describe any other ideas, new schemes or initiatives that could be delivered to help mitigate against the Cost of Living Crisis? And any support you’d need to deliver them.

(These could range from; support to reduce spend on groceries whilst producing healthy and nutritious meals,  issuing ‘winter warmth’ packs which offer practical help and details of support available, could you host a community bank of baby goods, school uniform, household goods that can be recycled to people in need?). 

We welcome any suggestions you have and please let us know what support/resource you would need to provide them

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* Please select if you are happy to be contacted further to discuss your response to this survey and/or to be kept updated on the results of the survey and future work it may support.

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