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BENEFITS
Useful
Information.....Did you know that…..
there is an Act of Parliament that Under section 187 of the Social Security
Administration Act 1992: apparently, this makes it a criminal offence for
banks to take bank charges out of the accounts of people who are entirely
dependent on social security benefits.
so if your bank has taken charges out of your Benefits eg:
if you are in receipt of any of the following benefits.
Income Support
Tax Credits
Child Benefit
Job seekers allowance
Incapacity benefit
Disability living allowance
Attendance Allowance
CSA payments
Other DWP payments.
which means:
That the bank can not apply any charges to money received as benefit, and
any such charges are unlawful and therefore disallowed.
BEREAVEMENT
The loss of a loved one through death is an
experience that most of us will endure at some time in our lives. There are
probably as many different ways that the grief caused by bereavement is felt and
expressed as there are individuals who grieve.
Perhaps we could begin to accept that death
is a part of the life-cycle. Perhaps, when death does effect us, the sharing of
experience and emotion, rather than its suppression, can help with a personal
bereavement or can help us bring comfort to others.
A Royal College of Psychiatrists Website.
"Information about some of the ways in which people
grieve after such a loss, about the ways in which bereaved people can get stuck
in the grieving process, and the help available."
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/publications/gaskell/bereav/bereav4.htm
Cruse is the leading charity in the U.K. specialising in
bereavement.
The opportunity to talk, in confidence, once or many
times, with a trained volunteer; groups which offer bereaved people the chance
to talk with others in similar circumstances; information on many aspects of
bereavement, including practical and financial matters; support for parents and
others who want to know how best to respond to children and teenagers who've
been affected by a death. Some areas have specially trained children's
counsellors.
http://www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk/
Bereavement Counselling & Grief Therapy
Services.
This site introduces private online bereavement
counselling services, but the site itself is free, interactive and intended to
provide helpful therapy ( in itself ) for people suffering bereavement &
grief. There's free counselling advice on a wide variety of subjects.
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~listen/grief1.htm
London Bereavement Network (LBN) is a bereavement
services forum throughout the Greater London area.
LBN exists to promote good working practices in
bereavement care across the Capital. It provides information and support to
members of the public and to other professionals and offers support, training
and guidance to its member services.
http://www.bereavement.org.uk/
British Youth
Council
Campaigning for young people since
1948, the British Youth Council is the representative
body for young people in the UK. An independent charity, run for and by young
people it represents their views to central and local government, political
parties, pressure groups and the media.....http://www.byc.org.uk/
BritKid - about race, racism and life
An educational website aimed at informing British
youngsters about racism and its effects upon others from diverse cultural and
ethnic backgrounds. Includes an interactive game.
http://www.britkid.org/
Brook
On-Line -
confidential advice for young people
Information on contraception, emergency
contraception, sex infections, and what happens if you visit Brook. http://www.brook.org.uk/
Connexions
http://www.connexionssy.org.uk/pages/yp_index.html
Depression in
Teenagers - online info
If you're sad most of the time, and it's giving you
problems with: your grades, your relationships with your family and friends,
alcohol, drugs, or sex or with controlling your behaviour in other ways, The good
news is.... you can get treatment and feel better soon. This site tells you how
to get help if you are depressed.
http://psychologyinfo.com/depression/teens.htm
LifeBytes - health info for young people ages
11 - 14
 LifeBytes is a website which gives young people
aged 11 - 14 facts about health in a fun and interesting way. http://www.lifebytes.gov.uk/
Mind,
Body and Soul - facts & info on staying fit (age 14 - 16)
Mind, Body & Soul is not designed to tell you how
to live your life, but will give you accurate and up-to-date information about
health so that you can make your own choices. It also contains material that you
will help with your schoolwork.
http://www.mindbodysoul.gov.uk/
School - homework help and advice
Support and advice for young people. Includes links
to other 'teen' sites, hints and tips on coming to grips with school and
homework and a search engine that covers most schools in the UK...http://www.homeworkhelper.co.uk/school/advice.htm
The Site - advice on sex, drugs and more...
Facts and advice for teenagers on relationships;
money; accommodation; health; law; money and much more...http://www.thesite.org.uk/
The Who Cares? Trust - kids in care
A national charity working to improve public care for
around 60,000 children and young people who are separated from their families
and living in residential or foster care.
http://www.thewhocarestrust.org.uk/
Young
Minds - mental health charity for young people
To help you understand when you or someone you know
is troubled and where to find help, the Young Minds website offers information
about depression; self injury; abuse; problems in school and more...http://www.youngminds.org.uk/index.young.html
Youth 2
Youth - phone &
e-mail helpline
Youth 2 Youth provides a National helpline service
for young people under the age of 23. They are a new project which provides both
a telephone and e-mail helpline. This unique service allows you to talk
confidentially to our team of trained, young volunteers.
http://www.youth2youth.co.uk/
YouthOrg UK -
community for young people to learn
Developing a virtual community to link and empower
young people using the Internet for learning, providing resources, information
and advice for young people using the Internet and supporting educators working
with young people on the Internet.
http://www.youth.org.uk/
Youthinformation.com - young people and society
Information and advice about education; employment
and training; health; family and relationships; justice and equality; money and
more.
http://www.youthinformation.com/
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