The DWP has announced the Household Support Fund will be extended for an extra six months from the end of this month through into next year at a total cost of £421 million
Households, including struggling pensioners, are set to benefit from extra cash worth up to £600 each to cover energy bills and other living costs after the Government extended a crucial fund.
The decision to extend the Fund will help 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 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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