Elderly residents in sheltered housing schemes such as Windmill Court & Brain Court in Swindon have had the service charges increased by £100 per week by their landlord Stonewater Housing Association.

The rise means that elderly residents on a fixed income dependent on the state pension, housing benefit and pension credit face real financial hardship.

Stonewater are passing on increases in fuel prices to residents in full who unlike most of the country do not receive any financial support for fuel prices or an energy cap.

We also call upon the government to urgently legislate to provide financial support for individuals who get their energy via communal heat networks to ensure they receive comparable support to other domestic energy users who benefit from the energy price cap. 

Councillor Sean Wilson (Lydiard & Freshbrook ward)

Heidi Alexander (Parliamentary candidate for South Swindon)

Repi Begum (Candidate for Lydiard & Freshbrook)

Councillor Trish Philpot (Freshbrook)

Councillor Pam Adams (Stratton St Margaret

Councillor Tom Butcher (Stratton St Margaret)