Thousands of households across the North Trafford will receive a £324 cost of living cash boost by the 23 of November 2022. The government has announced that households receiving DWP benefits will receive the second part of the £650 Cost of Living Payment from 8 November and continuing through to the 23 November 2022. Over 8 million families in the UK have already received the first Cost of Living Payment, worth £326, which was sent out from 14 July this year. The second payment will automatically be paid into the bank accounts of those eligible residents who receive a qualifying benefit, meaning they will not need to do anything to receive the money.
This payment comes on top of extensive government support with the cost of living this winter, including around 6 million disabled people having been paid a separate £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment, whilst over 8 million pensioner households will receive an extra one-off £300 Winter Fuel Payment this year. This is in addition to an extension to the Household Support Fund, which is providing an extra £421 million for use between October and March to help vulnerable people with the essentials.
As well as this, a £150 Council Tax rebate was sent earlier this year to those in Council Tax bands A to D in North Trafford, creating a total of at least £1,200 in direct support for millions. A £400 reduction on energy bills is also being given to all domestic electricity customers over the coming months, and a new ‘Energy Price Guarantee’, which means from 1 October the average UK household will save at least £1,000 a year based on current energy prices.
Commenting on the news, local Conservative Campaigner, Stuart Donnelly said “Thousands of families across North Trafford will soon see a £324 cash boost as part of the government’s extensive £1,200 support package, helping to raise incomes and manage the rising cost of living. Conservatives understand that many people across North Trafford are struggling and we welcome the Conservative government’s support for our most vulnerable households.”
