Sentences with phrase «of vulnerable households»

In total, expenditure on energy efficiency schemes to protect the health and welfare of vulnerable households will be less than half of the financial support available in 2010 - 2011.

Regular HEAP eligibility and benefits are based on income, household size, the primary heating source and the presence of a vulnerable household member who is under age 6, is age 60 or older, or is permanently disabled.

Not exact matches

Poloz's press conference followed the release of the central bank's December Financial System Review, which concluded that a record household debt burden makes Canada vulnerable to a housing crash, although policy makers see little reason to think that will happen.

Yet, as a country, we are probably more vulnerable than we were a decade ago because we failed to take seriously the most important lesson of the crisis: the dangers of housing mania and the perils of household debt.

A study last year by the C.D. Howe Institute suggested that one out of every 10 mortgage - indebted households in Canada was «extremely vulnerable» to an economic or financial shock — a figure that's likely only increased since.

To say households are «highly indebted» is just another way of saying they're vulnerable.

That's just the latest sign that with unemployment falling below 5 percent, the economic recovery is starting to reach some of the most vulnerable American households.

«We're committed to supporting parents with the cost of bringing up children, we've doubled free childcare, Child Benefit is available for all children in a household, and we continue to spend around # 90 billion a year to ensure a strong safety net for the most vulnerable.»

Regardless of the polls showing higher favor for changing the definition of marriage — by dillutiing the definition of marriage you make IT WEAKER AND make mothers and children more vulnerable to being abandoned — QUIT the attack on heathy two parent households.

The further you move away from a healthy, white, married nuclear family with a male head of household, etc etc, the more «vulnerable» you become to using formula.

Osinbajo said the Social Investment Programme launched in 2016 — comprising a jobs scheme for unemployed graduates, a feeding programme for public primary school pupils, a micro-credit scheme for small businesses, and a cash transfer scheme for our poorest and most vulnerable households, is a key component of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan.

Jenny Saunders OBE, Chief Executive of National Energy Action stated: «The CCC report highlights the UK Government must realign current policies and increase investment overall in programmes that can create warmth, comfort and make fuel bills affordable for vulnerable households.

Indeed, there are many communities where ill - timed retrenchment may cause serious harm to the most vulnerable, and weaken the life - chances of children and young people in the most disadvantaged households.

FPEEG, the All - Party Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency Group, is a coalition of cross party MPs and industry stakeholders committed to maintain awareness in Parliament of fuel poverty issues; to monitor and comment on progress against government's targets to eradicate fuel poverty; to advocate policies that deliver affordable warmth for vulnerable households with emphasis on improved domestic energy efficiency including effective thermal insulation alongside efficient and effective heating systems.

They need to ensure that their upcoming energy efficiency programme, the Green Deal, fully delivers where it is needed most, improving the comfort levels of homes and providing affordable warmth to vulnerable households.»

The Coalition Government is current designing the successor scheme to the current programme that funds the instillation of energy efficiency measures in low income and vulnerable households and communities.

The Government square the successful implementation of these proposals with no loss of consumer protection for vulnerable or disadvantaged households.

While the emphasis is firmly on innovation, this could include projects that break down the barriers to the development and take up of new products and services, that deliver innovative solutions to reduce energy demand in low - income households, or that join up existing schemes to bring maximum benefits for vulnerable households and the wider community.

The LEAP programme is cash transfer being implemented by the Department of Social Welfare under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MOGCSP), aimed at reducing poverty by increasing consumption and promoting access to services and opportunities among the extreme poor and vulnerable households, elderly persons 65 years and above without any support and severely disabled persons without any productive capacity and recently, the extremely poor pregnant women and children under 2 years old.

All vulnerable households shall receive free set - up boxes to enable the switching off of the analogue signal.

The Government's fuel poverty strategy has called for the eradication of fuel poverty in vulnerable households by 2010, and in all households by 2016 in England and a little later in Scotland.

«At this stage, we now enumerate the members of the household and open a bank account for each of the caregivers by capturing the biometric data of households identified as among the poorest and vulnerable.»

The Upper East Region will soon have a register of all vulnerable groups and households to guide the execution of government social intervention programmes.

«The health and wellbeing of thousands of very vulnerable households is being put at risk, and we urge the Government to urgently bring forward a new fuel poverty and energy efficiency programme funded through the VAT and other taxes the Government receives from energy bills and the energy sector.»

It is recognised that living in a cold, damp home affects physical health and worsens respiratory conditions such as asthma and bronchitis; increases the incidence of colds; raises blood pressure which in turn may increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks for some, and in extreme cases hypothermia / mild hypothermia may be an issue for very vulnerable households.

For example, this could include projects that break down the barriers to the development or take up of new products and services; that deliver innovative solutions to demand reduction in low - income households; or that join up existing schemes and obligations to bring maximum benefit for vulnerable people and the wider community.

Whilst all four countries are experiencing high levels of fuel poverty the Monitor identifies a number of particular difficulties being faced by vulnerable households in the individual countries calling on the need for Government to provide a more concise and effective plan to tackle the problem.

Whilst all four countries are experiencing high levels of fuel poverty the Monitor identifies a number of particular difficulties being faced by vulnerable households in the individual countries.

County Sheriff Louis Falco was present to support the resolutions, emphasizing that the map was both a public safety and law enforcement concern because the information allows home invaders to pinpoint vulnerable households and placed law enforcement officers, many of whom have weapons in their homes, at risk.

Shadow business secretary Alan Duncan added: «When Labour came into power, they recklessly committed to eliminate fuel poverty in vulnerable households by 2010; now they are beginning to realise that are victims of their own overblown promises.

As noted above, public funding for heating and insulation measures for low - income and vulnerable households in England (the Warm Front programme) terminates at the end of March 2013.

«Included in that agreement is the commitment that the funds would be invested in one of Nigeria's flagship social investment programmes, the Conditional Cash Transfer scheme targeted at the poorest and most vulnerable households in our country,» he said.

He argued that the lack of data on households with the current system makes social intervention programmes targeted at the vulnerable difficulty since there is no data as to who is poor and in which community.

Research over the past few decades has shown that these factors are more likely to impact groups often identified as the most vulnerable in our schools: students of color, students living in low - income household, students with disabilities and students with limited English speaking abilities.

The central bank's latest semi-annual report says about 6 % of Canadian households fall into the category of «most vulnerable» to financial changes — higher than the average for the past decade.

Yes, the Canadian housing market remains vulnerable to some weakness, and yes, more credit growth appears unsustainable for households that already have debt - to - income ratios of 170 per cent.

The Bank of Canada estimates that roughly 8 % of households are severely indebted and vulnerable to rising interest rates in the future and / or a job loss owing to economic shocks.

Pets are especially vulnerable to the effects of perpetual exposure to the chemicals in some household cleaning products.

Donations we received will be used to meet the immediate needs of homeless households impacted by Hurricane Harvey, whether it is one - time financial assistance, furniture for new units, we are here to ensure that the most vulnerable among us get back on their feet after this catastrophic event.

For the unsafe neighborhoods of the city, what can be done is to say there may be, say, 100 households that we regard as vulnerable.

It aims to outline how the negative impact of climate risks on agricultural production is transmitted to the most vulnerable communities and households.

Bailey said: «The most vulnerable countries, which will be the worst affected — whether at the macroeconomic level or at the household level — the poorest households spend upwards of 50 % of their income on food.

It highlights households do not act as one when making decisions, women tend to control fewer resources and to be more vulnerable to external shocks due to already - present vulnerability from unequal access to resources, lower levels of education, increased burden and poorer health.

Even better, the majority of these benefits would be reaped by the most vulnerable, with nearly 90 % of households below the poverty line benefiting in net terms from the carbon «fee and dividend» plan.

It comprises a project of EUR 10.5 million to reinforce access of the most vulnerable populations, including female - headed households, to markets and socio - economic facilities.

In 2006 — the last year for which government fi gures are available — that estimate had increased to 2.9 million households and 2.4 million of those were «vulnerable» (defi ned as households including older people, families with children, and householders who are disabled or suff ering from long - term illness).

These plans will leave you vulnerable to higher out - of - pocket costs, but many people can find a manageable threshold of risk, while relieving financial burdens in other areas of the household budget.

«To have a greater impact on reducing the overall number of suicide attempts that occur yearly in the United States, prevention and treatment efforts need to target groups that have been accurately identified as a risk... professionals should recognize that children who experience parental divorce might be more vulnerable for suicide attempt than those from intact households,» the study states.

Prospective adoptive parents and all adult household members that reside in New York State are also required to be screened through the Vulnerable Persons» Central Register which is administered by the New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs.

Vulnerable Persons Abuse and Maltreatment History Reports must be obtained from the Vulnerable Persons» Central Register administered by the New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs for the prospective adoptive parent (s) and all adult household members.