CARL SARGEANT AM GIVES HELP ADVICE ON THE DIGITAL SWITCHOVER
Carl Sargeant AM for Alyn & Deeside has issued a reminder that help is at hand during the Digital Switchover programme that effects us all.
Most of us have heard about the digital switchover that’s happening in Wales right now. It started in the Swansea area on 12th August and it’s working its way around the country, finishing in the Cardiff and Newport area on 31st March 2010.
This area is mainly served by the Moel y Parc transmitter which begins to switch on 4th November and completes on the 3rd December. But how many of you know that there’s a special service called the Help Scheme which is available to some people to help them with the switch to digital TV?
The Switchover Help Scheme is run by the BBC, under an agreement with the UK Government, to offer practical help at switchover to older and disabled people who may face barriers in switching to digital TV.
The Help Scheme can convert one television per household. One of their engineers will call and sort out all the cabling and connections. They supply the equipment and install a new aerial if your existing one isn’t up to the job. There’s even a free-phone number to contact for up to a year afterwards for advice and support.
You are eligible if you:
are aged 75 or over before the end of April 2010; have lived in a care home for 6 months or more; receive or could receive Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Attendance Allowance, Constant Attendance Allowance or mobility supplement; are registered blind or partially sighted.
The Help Scheme asks eligible people to contribute £40 towards the service. However, if as well as being eligible you receive one of the following:
pension credit income support employment support allowance income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, then the help is free. The Help Scheme writes directly to everyone who’s eligible. Letters have already been sent out in this area. When you get your letter fill in the application form and return it to the Help Scheme. If you haven’t received one and think you should or you know someone who’s eligible, call the Help Scheme on 0800 408 7654 or visit the website: www.helpscheme.co.uk.
Carl Sargeant AM for Alyn & Deeside has issued a reminder that help is at hand during the Digital Switchover programme that effects us all.
Most of us have heard about the digital switchover that’s happening in Wales right now. It started in the Swansea area on 12th August and it’s working its way around the country, finishing in the Cardiff and Newport area on 31st March 2010.
This area is mainly served by the Moel y Parc transmitter which begins to switch on 4th November and completes on the 3rd December. But how many of you know that there’s a special service called the Help Scheme which is available to some people to help them with the switch to digital TV?
The Switchover Help Scheme is run by the BBC, under an agreement with the UK Government, to offer practical help at switchover to older and disabled people who may face barriers in switching to digital TV.
The Help Scheme can convert one television per household. One of their engineers will call and sort out all the cabling and connections. They supply the equipment and install a new aerial if your existing one isn’t up to the job. There’s even a free-phone number to contact for up to a year afterwards for advice and support.
You are eligible if you:
are aged 75 or over before the end of April 2010; have lived in a care home for 6 months or more; receive or could receive Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Attendance Allowance, Constant Attendance Allowance or mobility supplement; are registered blind or partially sighted.
The Help Scheme asks eligible people to contribute £40 towards the service. However, if as well as being eligible you receive one of the following:
pension credit income support employment support allowance income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, then the help is free. The Help Scheme writes directly to everyone who’s eligible. Letters have already been sent out in this area. When you get your letter fill in the application form and return it to the Help Scheme. If you haven’t received one and think you should or you know someone who’s eligible, call the Help Scheme on 0800 408 7654 or visit the website: www.helpscheme.co.uk.
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