The National Rural Conference 2025

Bookings are now officially open for the National Rural Conference 2025, which will take place online from Monday 15 to Thursday 18 September.
This is the Rural Services Network’s flagship event of the year, bringing together rural decision-makers, practitioners, and advocates for four days of live, interactive sessions focused on the future of rural communities.
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20/11/2024 - Rural Services Partnership Vulnerability Group

- To download the Agenda for this meeting click here
Chair

Nik Harwood, Chair, Rural
Services Partnership and CEO, Young Somerset
https://www.youngsomerset.org.uk/faqs/nik-harwood

Speakers

Nik Harwood
Chief Executive, Young Somerset
https://www.youngsomerset.org.uk/

Jane Gill
Senior Campaigns Officer, Age UK
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/

Kerry Booth
Chief Executive, Rural Services Network
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/page/our-team/kerry-booth/


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Presentations


Useful links from the session

Winter Fuel Payment Petitition
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/our-impact/campaigning/save-the-winter-fuel-payment/

Citizens Advice Pension Credit information
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/help-if-on-a-low-income/pension-credit/

Age UK Cost of Living Report
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/northtyneside/about-us/news/articles/2023/age-uk-cost-of-living-report/

Rural Cost of Living produced by Kovia Consulting
https://rsnonline.org.uk/images/publications/rural-cost-of-living.pdf

Rural Cost of Living Survey 2023 by Rural Services Network and Citizens Advice Rural Issues Group
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/images/research/Cost-Living/Rural-Cost-Living.pdf

Rural Homelessness Coalition
https://englishrural.org.uk/about-us/research/rural-homelessness-counts-coalition/    

Rural Services Network Fair Funding Campaign
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/fairer-funding-campaign

APPG on Rural Services
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/category/appg

RSN Autumn Budget Article
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/autumn-budget-2024

Pub is the Hub
https://www.pubisthehub.org.uk/

Child Poverty Taskforce
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/child-poverty-taskforce-aims-to-give-all-children-the-best-start-in-life


Notes from the meeting can be downloaded by clicking below