[…]Foundation, 2011). 2.4.1) Healthy eating on a budget A healthy diet can be more expensive. Fish, fruit and vegetables can be particularly pricey. However, by reducing consumption of treat foods, takeaways and alcohol, you can save money to buy healthier foods. The Nutrition and Health Foundation top tips for students and healthy eating on a budget: 1. Always have a breakfast – it is a valuable source of nutrients and people who eat breakfast are less likely to be overweight. Having a breakfast will also give you the energy needed for your morning lectures. Examples of which are high fibre […]
[…]Women’s Aid National Freephone Helpline offers confidential information, advice, support and understanding to women who are being physically, sexually or mentally abused in their own homes. The Helpline also acts as a referral to refuge, counselling services, solicitors, legal aid and other agencies, both statutory and voluntary, which are helpful to women experiencing abuse within a […]
[…]degree can make a difference. Turn the thermostat for your living areas down to 20°C living areas and hallways and bedrooms to 15-18°C to save up to 10% on your energy bills per year. Make sure you separate your recyclables; recycling an aluminium container saves 95% of the energy taken to make a new one and a tonne of recycled paper saves 17 trees! Get your recycling in order! Don’t leave the fridge door open for too long while getting food. For every 10–20 seconds the door is open it takes 45 minutes for the fridge to cool down to its […]
[…]Budget 2018. The suicide prevention framework Connecting for Life (2013) has made a commitment to running out a national quality assured and co-ordinated 24/7 service for individuals in need of mental health care. Currently individuals are forced to use Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments in hospitals as an intervention service with staff and professionals not being adequately trained to respond and support someone in mental or emotional distress. A decade after A Vision for Change (2006), the recommendations to provide community based services, crisis homes and intervention support services are not available. Supports should be available on a 24/7 basis […]
[…]find work due to the lack of opportunities now face a reduction in their social welfare payments, and a lowering of their social floor. Against a backdrop of mass youth unemployment and emigration, yesterday’s decision was an extremely punishing for many young people unable to find work. It is now vitally important that the Government deliver in full on the Youth Guarantee to ensure that these measures do not represent the forcing of many more young people into emigration. The €14 million euro allocated in yesterday’s Budget is a positive first step, but it should be only a starting point. […]
