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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Lowenna Waters

Cost of Living payment: Who is eligible and when will the first half of the £650 payment be issued?

The country is currently in the midst of a cost of living crisis, and Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced measures aimed at relieving some of the pressures that households are facing.

A grant was announced in May, as part of a range of measures that also included a “windfall tax”, on energy giants and a doubling of the existing £200 energy rebate.

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