Council and volunteer partnership for coronavirus support still much needed, statistics show
Published: Tuesday, 19th May 2020Oxford City Council’s support service for the coronavirus crisis took 228 requests for support last week (Mon 11 May – Sun 17 May) .
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Oxford City Council supports Grand Iftar event for Ramadan
Published: Thursday, 14th May 2020Oxford City Council is giving its support to the Oxford Homeless Project’s Grand Iftar event, which will provide 1,500 hot meals to people across the city tomorrow (Friday 15 May).
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City Council in the heart of the community to support those most in need
Published: Tuesday, 12th May 2020Oxford City Council’s response to the coronavirus emergency has seen an unprecedented speed and scale of reorganising how the council delivers its support to residents.
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Help with gas and electricity prepayment meters during the coronavirus outbreak
Published: Monday, 11th May 2020Oxford City Council is providing advice and practical help to Oxford residents struggling to top up prepayment meters for gas and electricity during the coronavirus outbreak.
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City Council phone line helps hundreds of residents through coronavirus crisis
Published: Monday, 4th May 2020Help is at hand for anyone who needs it during these difficult times, with the first point of call being Oxford City Council’s telephone number - 01865 249 811.
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Council weekly statistics on emergency help to residents
Published: Monday, 27th April 2020Oxford City Council’s support service for the coronavirus crisis helped 389 residents last week (Mon 20 April -Sun 26 April) .
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City Council emergency support reaches over 1000 referrals
Published: Monday, 20th April 2020Oxford City Council’s support service for the coronavirus crisis has taken 1066 referrals since it began operating on 26 March, taking 283 calls and online requests for help last week (13 - 26 April)
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Council releases weekly statistics on emergency help to residents
Published: Tuesday, 14th April 2020Oxford City Council’s support service for the coronavirus crisis helped 375 residents last week (Mon 6 April -Sun 12 April) coping with emergency needs.
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Partnerships help council to meet government direction on housing rough sleepers
Published: Thursday, 9th April 2020Successful partnership working means that Oxford City Council is complying with a government direction to house rough sleepers and people in shared hostel spaces.
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Day services continuing to help homeless and vulnerably housed people
Published: Friday, 3rd April 2020Day services in Oxford are providing food and essential items to more than 100 homeless and vulnerably housed people every day – despite the coronavirus lockdown.
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Statement on coronavirus and sleeping rough
Published: Tuesday, 31st March 2020In response to media reports that a man was told to sleep on the streets before he could get help, an Oxford City Council spokesperson said: