The Department for Work and Pensions urged people to apply for the Household Support Fund as it will be extended for an extra six months
Millions of households, including those with struggling pensioners, are set to benefit from additional funds worth up to £600 each to cover energy bills and other living costs. This comes as the Government extends a crucial fund.
The decision to extend the Fund will assist some of the lowest income pensioners who face losing the Winter Fuel Payment, which is worth up to £300, to help with the cost of staying warm. The DWP used X to alert struggling households to the availability of help through this winter and into next year.
The DWP said the Fund can help if people are struggling to afford energy and water bills, food, and other essentials, adding: "Your council may also offer food vouchers to families during the school holidays." Simon Francis, coordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, said: "The extension of the Household Support Fund is the bare minimum the Government needed to do this winter and it is a positive first step that ministers have indicated it will continue."
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