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Fuel costs putting off meal delivery driver applicants

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Parkman, C. (2026, September 26). Fuel costs putting off meal delivery driver applicants. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6wyzkwnd258o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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Meals on Wheels Jersey is struggling to recruit new volunteers due to rising fuel costs, despite receiving a £38,000 grant from the Jersey Community Foundation for 2026 and 2027. The service currently delivers meals four days a week to about 100 people using over 200 volunteer drivers who cover their own expenses. Maureen Bougeard, secretary of Meals on Wheels Jersey, expressed concern that potential volunteers are deterred by the high cost of petrol, especially as many are retired and may have limited income.

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Meals on Wheels Jersey, a service providing hot meals to 100 islanders who cannot prepare their own food, faces challenges in recruiting new volunteers due to rising fuel costs. The organization received £38,000 from the Jersey Community Foundation but struggles with attracting new drivers willing to cover their own fuel expenses. Maureen Bougeard, secretary of Meals on Wheels Jersey, noted that existing volunteers often drive across the entire island twice a day and are mostly retired individuals managing on limited pensions or basic state benefits. Despite these challenges, Bougeard praised the commitment of current volunteers who continue to contribute despite financial hardships.

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Chloe Parkman

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Topics

BBC Jersey Jersey Jersey Community Foundation Meals on Wheels the Jersey Community Foundation

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Bougeard PERSON · 2× Meals on Wheels ORG · 2× BBC Jersey ORG · 1× Jersey GPE · 1× Jersey Community Foundation ORG · 1× Maureen Bougeard PERSON · 1× the Jersey Community Foundation ORG · 1×

Narrative

Bougeard said some of the voluntary meal delivery drivers drove the length of the island twice in a day, adding most volunteers were retired people. "I'm not saying everyone has a poor pension, not everyone is on the basic pension, but some are and they still manage to come and volunteer, which is absolutely fabulous," she said.

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2026-09-26 · BBC News

Fuel costs putting off meal delivery driver applicants · assertive framing

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- Published A delivery service offering meals to people in need has spoken about the challenges of recruiting new volunteers due to rising fuel costs. asserted

service → publish → costs

Maureen Bougeard said Meals on Wheels Jersey had received £38,000 from the Jersey Community Foundation to fund work supplying hot meals to islanders who are unable to prepare meals themselves. asserted

who → say → meals

She said the service packed and delivered meals to about 100 people, four days a week - but added fuel costs were having an impact. asserted

costs → say → impact

"Very often volunteers say, you know, 'the petrol's getting expensive'," she said. asserted

she → say → ?

"We're looking for new volunteers and I send the information out which says 'you drive your car at your own expense' and I don't hear from them again." asserted

I → look → them

The secretary said the organisation had more than 200 volunteers. asserted

organisation → say → volunteers

"Our complete organisation is run by volunteers," Bougeard said. asserted

Bougeard → run → volunteers

"We don't have any paid staff at all." asserted

We → have → staff

she → say → pension

The service said people who receive the meals currently pay a cost price of £5. asserted

who → say → 5

It said the grant from Jersey Community Foundation covered the charge to the government of Jersey's health and community services, which supply and facilitate the preparation of the meals. asserted

which → say → meals

The service said the grant had been offered for 2026 and 2027. asserted

grant → say → 2026

Meals on Wheels said it hoped to renegotiate the service level agreement with the government to allow it to continue. asserted

it → say → government