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22.08.2022 - 13:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Many of Britain's struggling households are being encouraged to claim a £150 grant "as soon as possible" with millions potentially missing out.
The rebate was unveiled by ex-chancellor Rishi Sunak in April. It is intended to help households in council tax bands A-D to help cope with soaring energy bills.
It is believed that over one million eligible households that will not receive the grant automatically due to not using direct debit have still not applied for the rebate. Now, the government has given councils a deadline of September 30 to pay the funds, the Mirror reports.
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Lib Dem leader Ed Davey said: “This is a botched Government scheme which leaves families and pensioners out in the cold. It was clear from the start that payments were never going to reach some of those who need it most. Now time is running out to save people from catastrophic energy bills.”
He added: "It is a national disgrace that pensioners in Britain will be choosing between heating and eating this winter. Yet we have a zombie government refusing to act even when their own half-baked programmes are proved to be unworkable."
Meanwhile, Andrew Western of the Local Government Association noted that councils had "worked hard" to distribute the £150 to as many eligible families as possible, but that it "has been a significant task and not without its challenges". He added: “Anyone who is eligible for the £150 payment, but who has not claimed for it yet, should contact their council as soon as possible.”
A Government spokeswoman said: “In a matter of months, more than £2bn has been paid out, helping more than 15million households as part of our wider £37bn
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