Low income families handed huge boost in Rishi Sunak's budget
Credit: EPAThe Household Support Fund wasThe government announced a total of £500million would be dished out across all councils - but the cash had to be divvied out by March 31, 2022.
But Rishi Sunak announced the scheme had been extended today, with councils in line to get a slice of the £500million extra funding available from April.
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