Working together to support Oxford's residents
Oxford City Council
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As Office for National Statistics (ONS)?data reveals Inflation has hit its highest level (9%) in 40 years, we hosted a Cost of Living training event.
Hundreds of advice professionals and volunteers attended the event?to examine ways to support residents through the cost of living crisis.
The event, held at Oxford Town Hall on Tuesday 17 May, saw those in professional, advisory and direct support roles in a range of different provider settings, including community association representatives, health professionals, social workers and other local authority officers, and community volunteers come together to discuss priorities.
The event also involved a range of subject matter experts, with council teams alongside a range of external experts including Charis, an energy hardship fund administrator, Oxford advice agencies, providers that deliver Government-funded home insulation, Oxford food larders and other local charities.
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Attendees also furthered their wider knowledge of the range of resources available and how to signpost people to the relevant services, including information on:
Attendees identified a number of issues affecting residents, such as access to food, energy efficiency measures, digital access and debt management and the findings will inform our future plans to hold a roadshow of pop-up information sessions for the public in a number of community locations over the coming months. We will also be producing information materials online and in leaflet format to help direct those most in need to the many forms of assistance available.
As individual organisations, we do not have all the answers, support or resource to help everyone, but taking a collaborative approach and working together makes us stronger.?Thank you to everyone who came along and shared experiences and learnings.