A group of charities have come together to create a virtual map showing warm bank locations in the UK.
The website for the Warm Welcome campaign – launched by a coalition of charities to help churches, community groups, businesses, and councils set up the warm banks – features a virtual map that shows all the warm spaces registered with the campaign.
The map shows that there are currently more than 4,000 warm bank locations across the UK.
‘Heartening’
Commenting on the campaign, coordinator David Barclay said: “It’s tragic that Warm Welcome spaces are required, but it’s heartening to see organisations stepping up and working together to provide a joined-up, nationwide response.
“We believe that a movement is stirring which can not just support people through this winter but also help us as a country change direction on poverty and destitution.”
Those involved in the campaign include Christians Against Poverty and Stewardship, The Jo Cox Foundation, and The United Reformed Church.
Warm banks have been set up all across the UK this winter to support people who are struggling to afford the cost of heating their home.
Energy bills are still rising and are expected to average around £3,000 in April – well over double what they were at the beginning of last year.
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