Households struggling with the rising cost of living will get up to £1,350 to help pay their bills. The Government announced in its Autumn Statement it would spend around £26 billion in additional payments on top of a further £11 billion in increased benefits.
Full details of how and when they will be paid have yet to be given. However consumer expert Martin Lewis is predicting they might not come until next Autumn.
According to the Department for Work and Pensions the cost of living payments will help more than eight billion households across the UK. But there are strict rules over who will qualify for the cash.
