Child Winter Heating Assistance - mygov.scot
Child Winter Heating Assistance is a benefit from the Scottish Government. It was first paid in 2020.
It’s a payment to help disabled children and young people and their families with increased heating costs over winter.
It’s paid once a year. The payment for winter 2023-2024 is £235.70.
Joan has worked for Thurso Community Development Trust since its inception in 2018. Firstly as a volunteer project officer before taking on the role of Development Officer and now Development Manager. Joan has a BA Child & Youth Studies, a BSc (Hons) Sustainable Development and is currently working on an MSc Net Zero Communities all through University of the Highlands & Islands.
Joan is passionate about the link between climate action projects and how these can help to solve issues around inequalities in our communities. She also constantly likes to think around how we can do differently to be the change.
