Six million workers have no savings to buffer against hikes in energy bills and tax
“Ordinary working families shouldn’t be forced to pay the price for Boris Johnson’s economic failure.
“Unlike the Conservatives, Labour wouldn’t be hitting working people with a tax hike. And, as heating bills rise, we’d help ease the burden on households by cutting VAT on domestic energy bills for the winter months.” A Government spokesman insisted: “We recognise people are facing pressures, which is why we’re taking £4.2billion of decisive action to help.
“We are providing extensive support to those on the lowest incomes — including putting an average of £1,000 more per year into the pockets of working families on Universal Credit, increasing the minimum wage and helping with the cost of fuel bills. “Our £500million Household Support Fund is also giving more help to the most vulnerable, and councils have been given an extra £65million to support low income households with rent arrears.”
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