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Stephanie Finnegan

Is enough being done to help with the cost of living crisis? Have your say

The government has announced few measures to help householders with the cost of living crisis.

They include a £150 council tax rebate and a compulsory £200 energy bill 'loan'. And a few weeks ago, Government Transport Secretary Grant Shapps suggested extending the requirement for cars that are more than three years old to renew their MOT certificate every year to every two years.

But councils have until the end of September to issue the money and thousands of people across Yorkshire are still waiting for their rebate. A high-profile blunder saw Leeds City Council apologise after 25,000 people were accidentally sent the £150 rebate twice.

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