.dcsdcouncil is to create a £258,000 hardship fund to help people struggling to pay their home heating bills CostOfLivingCrisis
Derry City and Strabane District Council is to create a £258,000 hardship fund to help people struggling to pay their home heating bills.
It will come in the form of a one-off payment of up to £100 which is paid directly to the energy provider. The fund will be operated by local charities and advice centres. The detail was approved at a council meeting on Thursday.
Once the emergency support programme goes live, the referral forms will be available online from the council website or by contacting one of the advice providers. Councillors were advised that it is not a general fuel support programme, but is specifically designed for emergency situations when a household is unable to pay for fuel.
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