Households could get cash to pay energy bills all the way into the summer.
Rocketing fuel prices have led to soaring home energy costs in recent months. The Government has responded with a series of energy credits that are being paid intermittently throughout the winter to ease the impact of the cost-of-living crunch.
In total, the Cabinet signed off on three credits worth €200 each, with the first paid last month, the next due in the coming weeks and a further boost scheduled for March. However, families and households will still be struggling to pay their bills after then and the Government is now considering more payments past March.
