Almost 300,000 households who receive disability benefits will not get the Warm Home Discount to help them pay soaring energy bills this winter. They will miss out in a UK Government shake-up of the eligibility rules for the payment.
However, as the ChronicleLive reports, the UK Government says an extra 750,000 families will receive the energy payment for the first time. They have been given extra time to submit a claim for one of the benefits needed to qualify for the scheme.
The original deadline was the end of July. But the Government has extended it to August 21 - so there are two weeks left to apply for the relevant benefits.
