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“Achievement is not the problem,” says one expert. “It’s the way that we’ve come to talk about achievement.”

AN AUSSIE motivational speaker and entrepreneur has unexpectedly died aged 49.

Tributes are pouring in for Kerwin Rae who found viral success on social media for posting thought-provoking advice on business and life.

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The business coach toured Australia as a motivational speaker[/caption]

Rae’s family announced his death on social media, saying it is an “unimaginable sense of loss” that is “hurting hearts”.

They wrote: “Kerwin was a force of nature, there are countless stories to be told and so many words that could describe the epic human he was, but right now we are too overwhelmed to express them.

“To everyone who had the privilege of knowing him – whether as a friend, mate, mentor, or family member – please keep this extraordinary soul in your thoughts and hearts.”

The business coach, who was based in Byron Bay, toured Australia as a motivational speaker – and was a “mentor to many”.

His cause of death has not been made public yet.

Kerwin was the CEO of K2 Capital Group, an Australian capital advisory firm, SportsKeeda reports.

Throughout his life, he launched several business ventures as well as a consultancy company that focuses on education and physical training.

An author of several books, Kerwin was known for his motivational talks and “life-changing content”.

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GOOGLE has upgraded its Android phones with a new feature that lets you “hide” apps.

It works like a kind of “digital safe” inside your phone where you can lock away things you don’t want other people seeing.

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Millions of Android phones can now hide apps behind a fingerprint unlock[/caption]

The feature is called Private Space and it’s part of the latest Android 15 update.

Google says you might want to keep social, dating, or banking apps in there.

But you could also store photo or file apps that contain snaps you’d rather keep private.

It’s available right now if you’ve got Android 15 installed.

Google explains: “Private space in Android 15 acts like a digital safe on your phone.

“You can create a separate private space to organize sensitive apps, like your social, dating or banking apps.

“When private space is locked, apps remain virtually invisible to others and are hidden from your apps list, recent apps view, notifications and settings.

“To access private space, there’s an additional layer of authentication to keep apps secure and away from prying eyes.”

And if you want to make it even more private, you can hide the Private Space itself.

That means people won’t even see that it’s there.

HOW TO USE PRIVATE SPACE ON ANDROID

First make sure that you’ve updated to Android 15.

You can check your phone’s version by going to Settings > About Phone > Android Version.

And if you want to update, go to Settings > System > Software Update.

Note that the names of these settings may vary slightly depending on your phone model.

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You can access the Private Space at the bottom of your app drawer[/caption]

Once you’ve got Android 15, you can then go into Settings > Security & Privacy.

Next you’ll want to look for Private Space, and follow the Set Up instructions.

This will create a new area at the bottom of your app drawer where you can find your hidden apps.

However, you can also hide the Private Space completely by going into settings.

Google explains: “For additional privacy, you can choose to hide the existence of private space from view on your phone.”

IPHONE USERS HAVE THIS TOO!

Don’t worry if you’re reading this and you’re panicking because you have an iPhone.

Apple recently built a very similar feature into the iPhone as part of the new iOS 18 update.

Just going into Settings > General > Software Update to check if you have it.

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Then simply go to the Home Screen, touch and hold on an app icon, then choose Require Face ID.

After that, select the option to Hide and Require Face ID.

You can then find the hidden app in the Hidden folder at the bottom of the App Library – that’s on the far-right Home Screen panel.

It’s impossible to see what’s inside the locked Hidden folder from the outside.

In fact, you can’t even tell if there’s anything in there at all.

IT was once a thriving steel-making hub of industry, but now Middlesbrough has been dubbed “Britain’s sickest town”, where the jobless can go without work for decades.

In the home of the calorie-laden ‘Parmo’, nearly a third of the population aged 16 to 64 is neither in work nor looking for a job – around eight per cent above the British average.

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It’s no coincidence that the town is also in the grip of a shocking
public health epidemic, with poverty being the single greatest factor in people’s ability to access health services and nutritious food.

The South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, was recently rated the ‘sickest’ in the UK – measured by combining the percentage of people who were inactive due to ill health with waiting lists per population size.

And according to Middlesbrough Council, an estimated 71 per cent of over-18s are overweight or living with obesity, with 25.4 per cent of children in reception class at primary school overweight and living with obesity.

Shockingly, 42.4 per cent are overweight and living with obesity by the age of 11.

On Linthorpe Road, which runs through the centre of the North Yorks town, the majority of units are occupied by a myriad of takeaways and on the menu of most is the infamous Teesside Parmo, for as little as £7.50.

The deep-fried delicacy – a breaded cutlet of chicken or pork topped with a white béchamel sauce and cheese – is a favourite across the region, but a single serving can carry an artery-clogging 2,500 calories.

Local health and nutrition guru Mike Hind says cheap junk food is fuelling the obesity figures.

“Many parents are working really, really hard to try and give their children a future but the problem is that there’s so much convenience food, whether it be a local McDonald’s or another takeaway shop,” he tells The Sun.

“You can get a meal deal consisting of a kebab, a pizza, a burger, and feed a family of four, probably two meals, and that costs £10.”

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This week the Government announced plans to give free ‘fat jabs’ – such as Ozempic and Wegovy – to unemployed people to encourage them to get fit enough for work, starting with a trial in Manchester.

But Middlesbrough resident Frank Forster, 80, says lack of opportunity is to blame for the obesity crisis.

“When people don’t have jobs to go to or the prospect of jobs to go to even, you get a decline in living standards and health,” he says.

“Because of the lack of work and the hardship that brings, people are now eating poor quality foods and taking God knows. All that adds up to an area struggling with poor health.”

Deprivation goes hand in hand with the obesity crisis, with 40 per cent of children live in “absolute poverty“. A report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation found a growing number are unable to meet the basic human needs of staying warm, dry, clean and fed.

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Health secretary Wes Steeting says “crack teams of top clinicians” are being drafted in[/caption]

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‘Abandoned and forgotten’

Little wonder, then, that Teesside has been picked as the place to spearhead a new government health initiative aimed at getting more people back into work.

Health secretary Wes Streeting has unveiled a plan to send in “crack teams of top clinicians” to 20 hospitals in the north and Midlands, with the South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust the number one target.

Streeting’s vision is for the flying medics to perform rapid surgeries modelled on Formula 1 pit stops, to reduce NHS waiting times and boost the economy by getting the sick back to work.

But Teessiders told The Sun the plan only papers over the cracks.

Gran Carol Tipp, 62, hasn’t worked in over 30 years due to problems with her neck, knees and lower back.

The former shop worker said: “I feel as though the people in this region have been abandoned and forgotten. There is nothing for us here.

“Wherever you look there are no shops – just takeaways and betting shops.

You can get a meal deal consisting of a kebab, a pizza, a burger, and feed a family of four, probably two meals, and that costs £10

Mike Hind, nutritionist

“There is no work because all the industry closed down and there’s nowhere for the kids to go and do sports and follow their interests.

“Everything that we had here has gone, the steelworks being the latest and everything we knew has been decimated. There’s no doubt being out of work affects people’s health.

“Anything that helps to get people treated faster is good, so in that sense the government’s idea is good, but it’s too late for someone like me who is 62 and has been suffering with my health problems for years and years.

“It’s 30 years since I was in a job. I had my family to bring up in that time, but the main factor was my health problems.”

Former hairdresser Dawn Buckley, 51, said: “It just isn’t as simple as sending more surgeons up to perform operations.

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Childhood poverty and youth unemployment are rife[/caption]

“I suffer from lymphoedema and fibromyalgia, which cause me pain and chronic fatigue, and the only thing that can help me is medication and rest.

“I used to work and would love to be able to go back to work, no one wants to be in this situation.

“Sometimes it is three days before I can get out of bed and my housework is done by my son. It’s very hard but a team of surgeons at James Cook would be no help to me I’m afraid.”

Connor Hamilton, 31, said: “I was diagnosed with autism and that has made things very hard for me in terms of getting a job.

“I did work for four years in the construction industry, and I loved it, I enjoyed going to work and despite the difficulties I had I felt as though I did a good job.

“But when that came to an end, I’ve struggled to find new work and I don’t think around here that there are enough places where people with a disability can go to improve their chances.

“I feel lucky because in Loftus, where I live, a skills centre is opening where I might be able to get some GCSEs to improve my chances of getting a job.

“I like the government’s plan to send in more doctors, if it cuts down the time that people are waiting for treatment and allows more people to go back to work then that has to be a good thing.”

Frank, a retired quality manager who worked in the fabrications industry, believes there is a direct link between health and poverty.

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He said: “I left the Tyne 50 years ago, which was buzzing, to come and work on the Tees, which was also buzzing.

“In those days there was industry right across the North East and people felt they had jobs for life and were able to provide for their families.

“Then along came Margaret Thatcher and all that came to an end, she closed down the mines, the shipyards and everything that this part of the world was built on.

“I was walking through the town centre and I can’t believe how quiet it is, how few people are out shopping and putting money into the economy. I also passed a lad on street in a sleeping bag. It’s just very sad.”

‘Proactive approach’

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Health and nutrition guru Mike Hind was awarded the MBE in the 2020 New Year’s Honours list for services to Teesside.

Mike and his team at Macro Based Diet made sure a constant supply of healthy meals went out to those who needed them throughout the pandemic and he has campaigned to make nutrition a priority across the area.

He believes Streeting’s plan for James Cook hospital doesn’t go far enough.

Mike said: “Investing money in a crack team of clinicians to work within a hospital setting is a reactive approach and what we need is a proactive approach that stops the problem at the root.

“The proactive approach would be to start from the bottom and work our way up, to chip away at the bottom of the iceberg so the top of it, the bit we can all see, floats away.

“The money being spent on medicine and medical treatments could be utilised in a way where people could eat healthily and the benefits in avoiding illness follow from that.

“Lack of income is massive in this. If you look at what’s more expensive now, to eat healthily or to eat unhealthily convenience food is cheaper.

“If you’re making home-cooked meat yourself at home, you can get a bag of potatoes, you can get a tin of tuna, and you can make something like a tuna jacket potato.

“But have people got the ability to cook that? Do they have the gas? Do they have the electricity? Do they have the white goods to be able to do those things? Do they have the knowledge?

“I think our government need to come together with GP practices, with people who are educated and help the public, especially here on Teesside, prolong their life, live a quality of life and help the future generations.

“Because ultimately, it’s our children and our grandchildren who are going to suffer, they’re going to see the effects of what we’re doing today, when they’re growing the older.”

He believes the eating habits of income-starved households is driving the public health crisis.

Mike added: “In my opinion, the reason we have got this situation on Teesside and in the UK as a whole, but predominately here on Teessde stems from from being school age.

“And that’s not so much just a children’s fault, but the parents at home haven’t had the education. They don’t understand the importance of nutrition, on healthy eating and regular exercise.

“So we can’t blame the parents because it’s lack of knowledge but it’s Also, there is a lack of support from the government and from the people who have the ability to teach those who don’t know where to turn.”

Local authorities have rolled out a range of initiatives to tackle Teesside’s health crisis, including a plan to reduce the levels of obesity.

A new high street facility aimed at boosting public health and
wellbeing, The Live Well Centre, has been opened in one of Middlesbrough’s busiest shopping malls.

And a Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) will focus on addressing the area’s inequalities and the factors that impact negatively on health and life-expectancy on Teesside.

Working in partnership with Teesside University and Public Health South Tees – covering the Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland local authorities – the HDRC will “embed a positive research culture” across the area.

Jan Lecouturier, Head of Knowledge and Innovation with Public Health South Tees, said: “I am delighted and feel privileged to be able to play a part in the HDRC and the impact it will have.

“This is a fantastic opportunity which brings together our Public Health excellence, research skills and the Councils’ enthusiasm for positive action.

“I can clearly see that the HDRC will make a real difference to the lives of people of all ages and communities in Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland.”

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PRIMARK has done it again.

The high street store has enticed fashion fans to race to their nearest shop in search of a £14 dress, which looks incredibly similar to a £125 Odd Muse one.

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Primark has done it once again with a fashion dupe of an Odd Muse dress[/caption]

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The figure-hugging dress is just £14[/caption]

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And it looks very similar to a £125 offering from Odd Muse[/caption]

Primark in Hackney took to TikTok to share a video of “the most gorgeous new in dress”.

The clip showed the white dress hanging on the rail, focusing on some of the details such as the cap sleeve, high neck and flared skirt.

It also showed the price tag – an affordable £14.

“G is for Gorgeous,” they captioned the video.

And people in the comments section were quick to point out the similarities between the Primark dress and an Odd Muse offering.

“Primark ripping off @Odd Muse London,” one wrote.

“Girl this is how the fashion industry works? This silhouette is now a trend,” another added.

“And Odd Muse took inspiration from House of CB and Club London, it’s just fashion,” a third commented.

“Odd Muse also has a very similar likeness to Nadine Merabi dresses , it’s just a cycle with fashion,” someone else said.

“Unfortunately not everyone wants to spend £120+ on a dress,” another wrote.

“Especially if they fall out of love with it in a few months time like I do with clothes,” someone else pointed out.

“I’ll pay £14 before I pay Odd Muse prices!” another commented.

“Do they have it in black???” someone else asked.

“Yesss!” another replied.

But others weren’t convinced by the dress, as one wrote: “It reminds me of 11 in Stranger Things series 4!”

“Giving 2000s,” another said.

As someone else agreed, writing: “Reminds me of Jane Norman”.

The dress looks incredibly similar to Odd Muse’s Ultimate Muse Cap Sleeve Mini Dress.

In a product description on their website, they say of the £125 number: “This simplistic yet sophisticated addition to your wardrobe is a versatile muse’s dream, blending our tailored structure with a classic cap sleeve.

“Less is more muses.

“This dress will fulfil all your staple-to-statement needs, taking you from strutting the starlit city streets to your go-to party piece.

“Just add Jimmy Choo’s.”

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It’s got similar cap sleeves to the Odd Muse one, and appears to be made of a scuba-like material[/caption]

THIS is the harrowing moment a car smashes into a lorry in a chaotic high-speed collision.

The dashcam footage is believed to have been filmed along the Bangalore-Salem highway in India last year.

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It shows the perspective of one motorist, who has to sharply brake as the video begins due to another vehicle turning into the same lane just ahead of them.

A few moments later, the driver whose point of view we are watching attempts to overtake the other motorist at speed, swerving past a motorcyclist in order to do so.

Sounds of a collision can then be heard, and the dashcam shows the vehicle screech towards a lorry.

Screams can be heard from inside the car before it finally collides with the heavy goods vehicle.

X user Narayanan Hariharan posted the video online for his 13,000 followers in September 2023.

But it divided users who couldn’t decide who was at fault.

Narayanan gave his opinion on the footage, writing: “Yes, the guy in front was wrong.

“But the guy who crashed did so because of his stupidity.”

One user commented: “The driver’s driving license shud be revoked. Absolutely asinine.”

Another added: “The first driver did dangerous driving. But the 2nd driver was just stupid and acted on ego.”

While one said: “Too much impatience by rear driver, when he was not given way. In such cases a simple let go the aggressive driver in front works most of the time, but looks like here both the drivers were aggressive on the road.”

Several said the road looked like the “infamous Thoppur Stretch” – a section of highway between Dharmapuri and Salem.

The area has seen more than 1,000 fatal accidents in the last 13 years, according to the Times of India.

One X user, Aswin Sampath Kumar, wrote: “Brake checking someone is the dumbest form of road revenge, you put yourself in danger for absolutely nothing!”

Narayanan replied: “Agreed, especially in India where there is no space between two vehicles.”

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KYREN WILSON has been warned his “game will suffer” by a fellow snooker star.

The 32-year-old is the reigning world champion after victory in the Crucible final over Jak Jones in May.

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Kyren Wilson has been warned of the challenges of being the world champion[/caption]

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Wilson has received advice from Peter Ebdon[/caption]

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Stuart Bingham has warned him his game might suffer[/caption]

Since clinching the title, Wilson has continued his good form by beating Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump en route to clinching the Xi’an Grand Prix title and £177,00 jackpot.

But the current world No7 from Kettering has been warned by former world champs Peter Ebdon and Stuart Bingham that his time at the top might not last.

Asked about advice he has received, Wilson told the Metro: “I’ve had in particular two from Stuart Bingham and Peter Ebdon, who are good friends of mine.

“Peter said that at some point you have to say no to a few things, be a bit selfish and put your snooker first.

“Stuart said your game is naturally going to suffer a bit because of the demand and you just can’t commit to everything as much as you would like to and you have to accept that.

“That’s why it’s so pleasing I’ve won early because it takes away a lot of the pressure.

“Then things die down a bit, it’s not as hectic now as it was straight after winning.

“I enjoyed that though, you’ve got a duty to be a good ambassador and role model as world champion and I’m trying my best to do that.”

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On his recent wins over O’Sullivan and Trump, Wilson added that he was “really pleased” with his performances in China.

But since then he has failed to make it beyond the third round in his last four tournaments.

Wilson admitted his recent dip in form could be down to “getting on the pina coladas” while on a family holiday in Dubai.

DRAGONS’ Den star Steven Bartlett has given fans a rare look inside his state of the art £150,000 Mercedes van.

The luxury vehicle plays a major part in busy entrepreneur Steven’s logistical plans and is equipped with everything he needs to carry out his work and then some.

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Steven Bartlett revealed his Mercedes coasts £100,000-a-year to run[/caption]

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It is packed full of gadgets and fun features[/caption]

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Steven has been part of Dragons’ Den since 2021[/caption]

The pricey motor is packed with home comforts, which is just as well given Steven often spends hours at a time on the road.

He said of his trusty Merc: “One of the best investments I made was buying a car – and hiring a full-time driver – and personalising it with everything I need to be productive and to rest.”

Its features include Starlink internet and two further back-up options to keep him online at all times, then there are two TVs, a fridge, coffee machine, a desk, bed Playstation 5, and less glam necessities like plug sockets and cutlery.

All of which comes at an eye-wateringly high cost: £100,000-a-year.

Despite the expensive maintenance fee, Steven insists it is essential to his continued success.

The multi-millionaire has started to share more and more of his daily routine, having previously admitted he can be prone to burnout by taking on so much.

And it’s easy to see how, with his myriad business and projects.

In just one day this week he spoke at three separate high profile events, conducted numerous video calls, considered multiple proposals, researched and reviewed guests and details surrounding his Diary of a CEO podcast and had two separate workouts as well as much more.

He returned home at 11pm, where he was greeted by his beloved pooch, only to tell fans that there was still plenty of reading to be done on subjects as diverse as US politics, AI and management.

Steven’s achievements certainly haven’t come by accident and his work ethic is something to behold.

In 2021, aged 28, he became the youngest Dragons’ Den investor ever, joining fellow business behemoths Deborah Meaden, Peter Jones, Touker Suleyman and Sara Davies on the programme.

He took the place of Vitabiotics CEO Tej Lalvani, who left the BBC show after four years.

It marked a breakthrough into mainstream celebrity, though Steven was already well established in the business world and a major play in the tech sector.

Steven developed The Social Chain alongside Dominic McGregor as a 22-year-old after dropping out of university.

He helped build the firm into an online powerhouse that was valued in 2021 at $600 million. Though Steven had stepped down as CEO prior to this valuation, he retained a significant number of shares and continued to work for the company advising on strategic matters.

The businessman has also released a book called Happy Sexy Millionaire and his The Diary Of A CEO podcast boasts millions of listeners and attracts globally famous names from a wide variety of fields.

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ARNE SLOT has opened up on the remarkable story of the time he played against Virgil van Dijk back in 2013.

Liverpool boss Slot incredibly lined up against his now-club captain during a Dutch league game some 11 years ago.

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Arne Slot has discussed what it was like to play against Virgil van Dijk[/caption]

Slot, 46, has impressed massively since taking over at Anfield this summer, with the Reds top of the table having conceded just two league goals in seven games.

No small part of his success is thanks to the imperious Van Dijk who has long been one of the best centre-halves in the Premier League – if not the world.

But Slot once faced off against Van Dijk when the Netherlands international was rising through the ranks in his home country.

The pair came face-to-face in 2013 during a match between Slot’s FC Zwolle and Van Dijk’s Groningen in the Eredivisie – a clash that ended with Groningen winning 1-0.

Discussing that day with Men in Blazers, Slot joked: “Virgil was lucky that I only came on 10 minutes before the end. That’s why he could keep a clean sheet.”

Slot – who was a midfielder during his playing days – hung up his boots at the end of that season, while Van Dijk was just starting out his career and was only 22 at the time.

Even with his wealth of experience under his belt, Slot couldn’t have predicted that a young Van Dijk would one day be one of the best centre-backs around.

He added: “Everybody thought that Virgil was a very talented and good centre-back, but it was a bit strange that no top clubs came in for him.

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“He had to go to Celtic first and then to the Premier League to become such a star player for Liverpool.

“If you would have asked me back then ‘would you expect him to be the new centre-back at Liverpool?’, I probably would have said no.

“If you would have asked him ‘did you expect to play against your new manager?’, he would probably have said no as well”.

Slot will be hoping his star defender is on top form when his side welcome Chelsea to Anfield on Sunday.

The league leaders will need to be on top form to stop Enzo Maresca‘s transformed Blues.

Only Manchester City have scored more goals than Chelsea in the league this season with the Stamford Bridge outfit bouncing back from a lacklustre campaign last term.

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Van Dijk has been crucial to Liverpool’s defensive stability this season[/caption]

THOUSANDS of brits could pocket an extra £200 to help with soaring winter energy payments – check if you’re eligible.

The Household Support Fund offers families a helping hand when they may need it most, whether it’s with the food shop, school uniform or paying essential bills.

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Thousands of brits could pocket an extra £200 to help with winter energy bill payments – check if you’re eligible[/caption]

In September, the Department for Work and Pensions announced the HSF in Birmingham will be extended from October 2024 to March 2025.

Thousands may be eligible to claim the cash boost from Birmingham Voluntary Service Council (BVSC).

The £200 grant can be put towards household essentials including energy and food bills.

It won’t have an effect on any other benefits you may be receiving or be entitled to.

The payment is usually transferred directly into a bank account in the applicant’s name.

Who is eligible

According to Birmingham City Council, you must meet the following requirements to be eligible:

• be a Birmingham resident
• be experiencing financial hardship, particularly with covering costs linked to food and energy
• not have received a £200 grant payment in the last 12 months

Each household is only eligible to receive one £200 grant payment in a 12 month period.

How to apply

To apply, those eligible need to complete the Hardship Grant Community Fund expression of interest form.

This can be accessed on the Birmingham City Council website under Cost of Living Support, Household Support Fund 2024 to 2025.

All applicants will be contacted via email with details of the next steps should they be accepted.

If you’re invited to apply, you will likely need to provide proof of your address and proof that you’re receiving means-tested benefits, if applicable.

What is the Household Support Fund?

Households in need can claim support to help with the cost of living via the Household Support Fund.

The funding is supplied from a £421million pot by the Department for Work and Pensions.

It was first introduced in October 2021 and has been extended five times.

Councils up and down the country get a portion of the cash to allocate to vulnerable households.

For example, Medway Council in Kent, South-East England, is offering thousands of households supermarket vouchers worth up to £225.

Some could qualify for electronic energy cards or e-vouchers to cover water bills worth £100 too.

Get in touch with your local council to see if you might be eligible for help.

You can find what council area you fall under by using the Government’s council locator tool on its website.

The help you can get varies depending on who your local council is, as well as your personal situation.

But you may be able to get free cash and vouchers to help pay for things like heating your home or to cover costs of your weekly grocery shop.

If an applicant is already receiving benefits, these will not be affected by the HSF.

And, you do not need to be getting benefits to receive vouchers or funds from the HSF.

Check with your local council to find out what support is available and the eligibility criteria.