More vulnerable Haringey pensioners will get help keeping warm thanks to the government grant.

As the country endures freezing temperatures this weekend, Haringey Council is set to receive a timely £87,000 from the government to help make sure vulnerable older residents know how to stay warm.

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The council made a bid for the money from the Warm Homes Healthy People scheme, and will use it in conjunction with Age UK Haringey to remind people to make plans for keeping warm through the cold snap.

Haringey’s campaign will pay for extra support to contact 300 vulnerable over-60s and inform them about warmth grants, benefits advice, accident prevention and ways of keeping active.

Staff will also pick out potentially vulnerable residents on the street, at GP surgeries and community centres to offer information about available services and support.

Cllr Dilek Dogus, cabinet member for health and adult services, said: “The winter isn’t over yet, as we’ve seen this week. We will be working closely with colleagues in the NHS and the voluntary sector in order to make the most of this funding.”

Ruth Cherrington from Age UK Haringey called the grant “great news for older people in the borough”. She added: “For many older adults it’s a struggle to keep their home warm enough to combat the cold weather and then pay their heating bill.

“Each year in England and Wales an extra 25,000 older people die during the winter months from preventable causes.”

For more information on the Warm ‘n’ Healthy programme - or if you know someone who could benefit - contact Haringey Council on 020 8489 1400 or e-mail IAT@haringey.gov.uk.