Millions of people in the UK are now receiving the next round of payments to help them with rising household bills as a committee of MPs investigates the fairness of the scheme. The payments are part of a cost-of-living fund extension to help low-income households, pensioners, and disabled people. Depending on the recipient’s eligibility criteria, […]
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