It would fund a range of support measures including winter fuel support payments and food vouchers
The council is to put £2.1m of its financial reserves into the programme to fund a range of support measures including winter fuel support payments,vouchers, donations to food banks, welfare payments, energy vouchers, free swim and gym access, “warm hubs” in community facilities and grants for community organisations.
“The cost-of-living crisis is such that the First Minister has recently been quoted as saying the crisis is a ‘humanitarian emergency which could cost lives'.” “In terms of the council using its resources to do this I think it is entirely right that all branches of Government should step up,” he added.
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