Benefits gained for our clients since 1st April 2014.
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It’s a million on 12 November 2014!
Despite decisions about Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) taking an average of 40 weeks, few Tribunals hearing appeals and the waiting times for assessments for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) increasing to over a year for some clients; Ipswich DAB has, since 1 April 2014, helped their clients obtain their entitlement to welfare benefits totalling £1,002,991.43
BBC Look East
BBC Look East were filming in our offices today. The item is likely to be aired within the next week.
New Outreach at Hadleigh
Our new Outreach in Hadleigh opened last Friday:
£127,714.83
Income generated for our clients in April 2014.
£1,030,235.46
Income generated for our clients since 1st August 2013. We’ve hit the £1m mark.
Tesco Express opening – photos
Website updated
A quick apology to anybody who has had problems with this site in the run up to Christmas. This was caused by a failed automatic update that resulted in the need for a manual update of the entire system. I took advantage of the Christmas break to complete this work and everything should now be hunky-dory.
David (DAB Webmaster)
Every Little Helps Ipswich Disabled Advice Bureau
A new supermarket opening in Ipswich next month will celebrate its launch with a donation to the Ipswich Disabled Advice Bureau.
Bureau Manager, Pat Ramsey, Chairman, David Robinson and Vice Chairman, John Le Grys from the Ipswich Disabled Advice Bureau, will be the guests of honour when the new Tesco Express store opens, on Tuesday 3rd December on Norwich Road. They will be invited to cut a ribbon to declare the new store officially open.
Store manager, Robin Williams and his team will present Pat, David and John with a cheque for £500 as part of its commitment to supporting the local community.
The Ipswich Disabled Advice Bureau was founded in 1973 and this year is celebrating 40 years of working to support local people with any form of disability. The charity also provides vital help for their carers, families and others in related fields, who live in Ipswich and surrounding area. The Bureau provides services such as free and confidential advice, information and advocacy.
Tesco Express store manager, Robin said: “We are delighted to be able to support the Ipswich Disabled Advice Bureau, as they do such wonderful work for the local community. We are really pleased that Pat, David and John are coming to launch the new store and join in the celebrations with us.
“My team and I are looking forward to welcoming our customers into the new store and we hope that Tesco will become a key part of the local community.”
The doors of the new Tesco Express on Norwich Road open for the first time at 8am on Tuesday 3rd December, with the official opening ceremony and cheque presentation taking place later that morning at 10.30am.
Store opening hours will be seven days a week from 6am until 11pm, and for added convenience the store will have a free cash machine, self-service tills, mobile phone top-up facility and bakery. In addition to beers, wines, spirits and free customer parking.
There will also be a Click and Collect service where customers can order online from Tesco Direct, and pick up in store – everything from buggies to bikes.
40th Anniversay Concert
Our 40th Anniversary concert raised £517 for the bureau. Our thanks to The Community Light Orchestra, Tutti Frutti Voices, St Johns Church and all our helpers.