A hardship fund for people in the north west struggling to pay home heating bills is set to open on Tuesday costofliving
The £258,000 fund will be issued in a one-off payment of up to £100 directly to energy providers
The hardship fund, approved by Derry City and Strabane District Council last week, is due to go live on the council websiteThe £258,000 fund will be issued in a one-off payment of up to £100 directly to energy providers.The delay was due to the unsuccessful appointment of a fuel payment partner to administer the payments, the council had said.
The funding will only be available to oil and electricity customers in the council area and not to gas customers.
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