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David Bentley & Abbie Meehan

The seven DWP and HMRC benefits getting extra cost of living boost by end of November

As the price of energy bills continue to rise this winter, many people are relying on additional financial support to get them through the cold, dark months.

Everybody who owns a domestic electricity meter will be receiving £66 from their supplier as a discount throughout October, as the first instalment of the £400 rebate lands, reports Birmingham Live. For state benefit claimants, extra payments will be being made, as the exact dates for these were finally announced.

Also, disability benefit claimants are still awaiting a £150 payment that began its rollout on September 20. News of what the new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, and new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has in store for household living costs is also still to come.

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