A range of measures have been announced to help households struggling with rising costs
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As part of a package of £15 billion package of measures, the DWP has already paid over seven million households half a £650 crisis payment, with the second instalment arriving in bank accounts over the next couple of days.Further payments are scheduled to filter through to different households from September to March next year, depending on eligibility, so it’s handy to know what support might be coming your way.
The first instalment of £326 was paid in the second half of July, while second payments of £324 are starting to filter through this week. Don’t panic if you haven’t received yours yet, it should be with you over the next week or so.Every UK household is set to get £400 from the government towards their electricity bill between October 2022 and March 2023.
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