Britons up and down the country have been struggling with the rising cost of living for some months now, with the price of their weekly shops, energy bills, and fuel reaching unbelievable heights. Before announcing his resignation, Boris Johnson revealed that struggling households up and down the country would be receiving money as part of a 'big bazooka' package, to tide them over until spring - too late for any of his successors to cancel it.
Annual energy bills are predicted to hit around £3,000 from October 1 - up from less than £1,300 a year earlier, The Mirror reports. Ahead of this eye-watering rise, the Prime Minister sent the now-ex-Chancellor Rishi Sunak to announce £15billion of support.
This package began yesterday, with benefit claimants beginning to receive the first half of their £650 payment. £326 is slowly making its way to those who are entitled to the cost of living payment, with the second half - £324 - arriving in claimant's bank accounts in the autumn.
