News & Events

Falkirk Council has established the Self-Isolation Support Team, working alongside the existing Support for People helpline to provide support to those who need to self-isolate.  The team receive daily updates from Test and Protect, of people within the Falkirk Council area who have either tested positive for COVID-19, or been identified as a close contact of a positive test. The team then contact people on the list, by phone, to check they have support in place to allow them to self-isolate correctly and to check if they are eligible for the £500 self-isolation support grant.

Applications for the Scottish Child Payment are now open. This new payment is for families on certain benefits or tax credits, to help towards the costs of looking after a child. A payment of £40 is paid every 4 weeks for each child under 6 years old, and does not affect other benefits. People can apply for Scottish Child Payment whether in work or not. People may be eligible if they, or their partner, are the parent or full-time carer of a child who will be aged under 6 years old on Monday 15th February 2021, and if they get certain benefits or tax credits.

Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) is holding a series of events in December, including: “Renewing Scotland’s full potential in a digital world: a voluntary health sector response”, taking place Thursday 3rd December, 10:30am – 12pm; “Ageing Well: Sixth Talk with the Open University – Standing Tall”, on Tuesday 8th December, 10am – 11:45am; “COVID-19 Research: Impact on Communities & Priorities for Recovery” on Wednesday 16th December, 2pm – 3:30pm.

Police Scotland Forth Valley Division’s Safer Communities Department has released new dates for their CONTEST (the counter terrorism strategy) training sessions. The next sessions are: Wednesday 2nd December at 11am, focusing on “Pursue”; Friday 4th December at 10am, on “Prepare”.

Children in Scotland is holding online learning events which aim to strengthen the children’s sector workforce across Scotland, offered in an adapted format due to current restrictions: “Mindfulness work with children and young people” on Tuesday 1st December, 10:30am – 12pm, and “Understanding the impact of shame: with Betsy de Thierry” on Tuesday 8th December, 3:30pm – 5pm. Tickets for each event cost £35, with the option to add an extra donation to the ticket price with each order, up to £55 per ticket.