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Fuel Rights Handbook 21st edition

4. Cost of living crisis: extra support with payments

• Energy bills support scheme
• Council tax rebates for energy costs
• Discretionary funding

The government has a package of support to help with rising energy bills. This includes:

•discretionary funding paid by councils to support households in need (see here);
•help for pensioners via winter fuel payments (see here).