The Minister for Work and Welfare has said that the UK Government “understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living” and has taken further “decisive action” to support households with their energy bills. Victoria Prentis MP, also said that the £37 billion in financial support includes up to £650 in cost of living payments, which have been designed to target support at around eight million low-income households on means-tested benefits and older people receiving Pension Credit.
In addition, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) minister said that more than eight million pensioner households will receive a one-off payment of £300 through the Winter Fuel Payment from mid-November, and that six million eligible disabled people received a one-off disability cost of living payment of £150 in September.
The response came following a query from Labour MP, Rachael Maskell, to the DWP regarding additional support to older people who cannot meet the cost of energy bills, rising food prices and other living expenses.
