November 2022 News and Blogs

This year, Fuel Poverty Awareness Day takes place on Friday 2 December 2022. National Energy Action (NEA) offers direct support for those living in fuel poverty and will be sharing a range of resources on Fuel Poverty Awareness Day #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay. NEA have also translated their advice documents into different languages to ensure more people can access this information. The advice documents include: Top 10 energy saving tips Help with your energy costs Your Home Energy...

A new Welsh Government grant scheme to support energy efficiency improvements and decarbonisation across Residential Social Care providers, which will help the sector deal with the cost of energy crisis, has been launched and is now open for applications, Ministers announced today (23 November 2022). The £1.4 million scheme is part of Welsh Government’s Backing Local Firms Fund, which has been established to support businesses in parts of our local everyday economy, also known as...

On 20 October 2022 a new draft ‘Strategy for Public Engagement & Action on Climate Change’ was published for consultation. The consultation is seeking views from Team Wales partners and the general public on how we can work together to encourage and support individuals, households and communities across Wales to play their part in tackling climate change. Key to people’s motivation to act on climate change is the importance of others leading by example, in...

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding Self Assessment customers that they must declare COVID-19 payments in their tax return for the 2021 to 2022 tax year. These grants are taxable and should be declared on tax returns for the 2021 to 2022 tax year before the deadline on 31 January 2023. The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) application and payment windows during the 2021 to 2022 tax year were: SEISS 4: 22 April 2021...

Exporting can transform your business. Whether you’re new to trading overseas or an established exporter, there are a range of tools and services to support you wherever you are on your export journey. The Export Hub: a free online resource covering all aspects of exporting. In the Hub you’ll find a wealth of information to help you explore overseas markets, find new clients, ensure market compliance, clarify import duties and more. In addition, you will...

UK Export Finance has launched a new product to help support SMEs through challenging market conditions. The new Bills and Notes product is now open to guarantee payments by overseas buyers. The product will be available to more financial institutions with a simpler, more streamlined process. Bills and Notes are a standard method of payment where money is due under bills of exchange or promissory notes. UKEF has now improved its offer to enable overseas...

Working towards a circular economy is essential to achieve a net zero Wales by 2050. This means reducing waste, re-using materials for as long as possible, and creating new more sustainable business models. WRAP’s new Sustainable Procurement Market Engagement Guidance can support public sector organisations move away from the traditional ‘take-make-waste’ procurement model and instead look for ways in which we can keep products in use for longer. Market engagement will be critical to working...

The Welsh Government is investing in jobs, skills and training to help businesses grow and meet the needs of Wales’ changing economic landscape and build a stronger, fairer and greener economic future. We're supporting the Welsh Government's "We're in Your Corner" campaign to raise awareness of the wide range of skills, employability programmes, and free advice available to all Welsh businesses. This is to make sure that as many businesses as possible can get the...

This year, White Ribbon Day, 25 November, falls on the same week as the start of the FIFA men’s World Cup. There has never been a better time for us to come together and start playing as a team to end violence against women and girls. All men can join the team to end violence against women and girls - that's #TheGoal. Whether you're a football fan or not, let’s work together to achieve gender...

The rising cost of living crisis is impacting us all, and charities are no exception. Fundraising challenges, cost of business increases and volunteer and staff stability are just some of the many issues charities may face. Over the coming weeks, the Charity Finance Group (CFG) be sharing a selection of free resources in their cost of living hub. In the meantime take a look at some of their must-reads below: Cost of living overview: The...