Information & Tips Check Your Council Tax Could you be paying too much Council Tax? There are lots of reasons why you might be entitled to a discount or even fully exempt from paying Council Tax. These include living alone, being a student, being disabled, being mentally impaired or in receipt of certain other benefits. Also if Clydesider Editor • Benefits Campaign
Personal Experience CLAIM WHAT’S YOURS – Seeking Support Leanne shares her Universal Credit journey with Angela Clark “I would advise anyone who is applying for Universal Credit to get a welfare rights advisor, it is a gruelling process even with that support.” Peer support worker Leanne is used to helping others deal with life challenges faced by people Clydesider Editor • Benefits Campaign
WASTE OPPORTUNITIES Waste Opportunities By Angela Clark Recycling has become a big part of everyday life. We are more aware of the harm discarded rubbish causes to the environment, our well-being and wildlife. People are always looking for ways to help the battle against pollution. Sometimes it takes just one idea to set the Clydesider Editor • Community
DSC03380 Community in Control by Angela Clark & Photo by Harvey Smart It is time for change and that's what's happening in Alexandria as residents and traders set up their first Community Council in 25 years to make sure their voices are heard when it comes to making choices about Clydesider Editor • Community
Pg 14 IMG_1945 Raising OI Awareness by Steven Hastings “I have Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), also known as Brittle Bones. I have received support over the years from the Brittle Bone Society who recently launched their OICAN May Campaign to make May official ‘OI Awareness Month.’ The Brittle Bone Society is based in Dundee and was started Clydesider Editor • Issue 20
DSC_8012 Wild About Swimming Words and Photo by Jim Duncan It’s May and early morning sees a hardy bunch of souls gathering to get ready to go open water swimming aka ‘wild swimming’ or ‘cold water therapy’ (we used to just call it swimming), at Duck Bay in our National Park. Swimming is Clydesider Editor • Health & Wellness
