New programme begins as larger ones fall away as energy prices surge
Commuters make their way over London Bridge towards the City of London on Thursday, September 30 2021. Picture: BLOOMBERG/CHRIS J RATCLIFFE
But the new plan is a fraction of the larger programmes closing in the next week. Those include the furlough granting wage support to those prevented from working during lockdownsThe household support grants will be distributed through local authorities from October and are designed to help vulnerable households to cover the cost of food, clothing and utilities, the department for work and pensions said.
The grants come as a similar plan to help vulnerable households through the pandemic comes to an end. The Covid-19 local support grants and a predecessor programme last winter, have paid out more than £425m to help people in need.
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