Last month, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a £15 billion package of further financial support for millions of households across the UK finding it increasingly more difficult to make their incomes stretch to cover the rising cost of living.
The new package is in addition to the £22 billion previously announced by the UK Government in February and now means that millions of the most vulnerable households across the country will get £1,200 of support this year along with a £400 non-repayable discount on their electricity bill - paid directly to suppliers and discounted from bills over six months.
The Chancellor also announced a raft of one-off Cost of Living Payments - £150 for people on disability benefits, £300 for pensioners in eligible households and £650 for households on means-tested benefits.
