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Both the upper and secondary tier authorities in Lincolnshire have set out a range of measures to support both individuals and communities throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

Lincolnshire County Council

Boston Borough Council

City of Lincoln Council

East Lindsey District Council

North Kesteven District Council

South Holland District Council

South Kesteven District Council

West Lindsey District Council

Parish Councils are also responding at a local level, with many groups coordinating new services to support their local residents. You can find details of your local parish council via the relevant district council website.

A new campaign has been launched to help the public understand the importance of charities to the national effort to manage the coronavirus pandemic.

The #NeverMoreNeeded campaign has been set up to make sure charities’ voices are heard and raise awareness of the work they are doing to help the country come through the crisis and recover.

The campaign is phase two of the #EveryDayCounts campaign, which called on the government to provide an emergency financial support package for charities after the National Council for Voluntary Organisations estimated that the sector would lose out on more than £4bn as a result of coronavirus.

Find out more at https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/nevermoreneeded-campaign-aims-raise-awareness-charity-work/communications/article/1681245

This document sets out an opportunity for suitably qualified and experienced individuals to put themselves forward as Strategic Advisers. The deadline was set at 30 April but we are prepared to consider proposals which come in a little later in view of the fast moving nature of this piece of work.

You can read the latest updates from the NHS via the link below. This link holds the latest updates.

https://lincolnshire.nhs.uk/covid19/latest-updates (Updated 24/04/20)

Lincolnshire County Council have issued guidance for Carers.

• It is full of useful information and links – both local and national. It is good for vol org partners, social prescribers, employers, health partners etc. It has been authored by Lorna Leason of Public Health, so is authoritative and reliable.

• It is suitable for working carers and is ’employer neutral’.

The survey remains open to responses until Thursday 16th April, however the initial findings have been collated into an initial summary that can be circulated as required.

The Friends Against Scams team have produced a social media pack alongside the press release (https://www.friendsagainstscams.org.uk/article/505/beware_of_covid_19_scams) and letter template. Please share these posts to draw attention to the infographic below that has been designed on how to protect yourself and others from coronavirus scams.

Message circulated on behalf of Graham Metcalfe DWP.

The processes for making a UC claim are much changed & more user friendly being aimed towards vastly reducing & ultimately removing the need to attend Jobcentres.

Details will be taken on trust from customers for the foreseeable period with no Fail to Attend actions or Sanctions being actioned.

Please refer to the link below for further advice & support.

https://www.understandinguniversalcredit.gov.uk/coronavirus/

Please also be advised that Citizens Advice national Help to Claim UC helpline remains available to advise, guide & support new claimants also, (details attached).

The most crucial thing currently is to advise all UC claimants to make enquires via their journals, which is an area that is being substantially resourced & prioritised with colleagues being redeployed from all other areas of the our service to support this work.

This will allow the service centres to focus on processing & making payments to customers rather than answering phone queries.

The volumes of calls & claims have both significantly increased so we need to get the message out to the customer base via all partners channels.

Lincolnshire Resilience Forum (LRF) Communities and Volunteer Coordination Cell within the County Emergency Centre will be operational from 8am to 4pm Tuesday 17th March 2020 until further notice. The cell will be active Monday to Friday.

Currently the cell has been tasked by the LRF to gather information about local activity only and not to mobilise, task or deploy any organisation, community group or individual. Reports are coming in of organisations/communities/individuals kindly offering support to those members of the community who may be self-isolating and/or vulnerable.  Whilst we applaud this community spirit it is essential that you do not put yourselves or others at risk in any way.  We need to build a picture of current community activity within Lincolnshire in order to best support you going forward.

We actively encourage you to notify us of any current or planned activity you are aware of within your community by contacting us via email CEC_CVC@lincoln.fire-uk.org We can also be contacted Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm on Lincoln (01522) 787034. We will remain in regular contact with you and would appreciate you doing the same.

Guidance for home care and supported living.

COVID-19 guidance on home care provision

COVID-19 guidance on residential care provision 1

joint nm letter 12 march 2020

Social care provider resilience during COVID-19 guide to commissioners

COVID-19 guidance for support living provision