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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Martyn James

Cost of living payments: What to do if you don't get first half of £650 this week

In late May, the now ex-Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a package of measures to help people struggling through the cost of living crisis.

Some apply to everyone, including the £400 discount to cover energy bills that will be paid in October.

However, the Government also announced it would be offering an extra £650 to those on means-tested benefits, plus £300 for pensioners in receipt of winter fuel payments.

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