Brits could get £600 warm home discount to tackle cost-of-living crisis
ok.co.ukIt’s no secret that the cost of living crisis has hit Brits from each part of the country. As more and more of us look for ways to ease the pressure on our bank accounts, Rishi Sunak may be on his way to providing some relief.
The chancellor is set to tackle energy bills with a package in July, before focusing on general tax cuts in the autumn.Though summer may be on its way at the moment, heating homes in the winter is a worry for many.
From October, the Warm Home Discount is giving three million of England and Wales' poorest homes £140 off their bills.The warm home discount is a one-off discount on electricity bills and those who are eligible will have to prove themselves.
Now, The Times reports that Treasury officials have also drawn up plans for a one-off discount of £300, £500 or even £600. The extra measures could cost more than £1 billion and would be directly funded by the Government, instead of being slapped on the nation's already-surging energy bills.
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