Everyone in the country is to get an extra £200 - on top of the £200 already announced - and none of the money will need to be repaid, the Chancellor has said. The cost of living handout in October will be accompanied by hundreds of pounds for people on benefits, pensioners and people with disabilities.
Benefits will also be 'uprated' in September, the Chancellor has said. He said: “We are meeting our responsibility to provide the most help to those on the lowest incomes. I believe that is fair and I’m confident the House will agree.
Describing previous Government plans to provide all households with £200 off their energy bills from October, with the cost repaid over five years, he said: “Since then the outlook for energy prices has changed, I’ve heard people’s concerns over the impact of these repayments on future bills, so I’ve decided that those repayments will be cancelled.
