Extra 53,000 households on disability benefits to receive water bill help

Those receiving disability benefits will be eligible if their household income is below £25,745 per year (PA) - (PA Wire)

An extra 53,000 low-income households on disability benefits are to receive help paying their water bills under changes to the WaterSure help scheme.

The scheme, which caps the bills of certain households who use high amounts of water, is to expand eligibility to include those on disability living allowance, attendance allowance, or personal independence payments (Pip), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said.