Welsh Winter Fuel Support Scheme

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Universal Credit claimants and those in receipt of certain means-tested benefits will get £100 towards their energy bills this winter, the Welsh Government has announced. It comes as part of a new £51 million support package designed to help around 350,000 people with the cost of living. 

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'Welsh households on Universal Credit and other benefits to get £100 towards energy bills'

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cannonballdaze

More giving money away while my council tax continues to rise more than inflation.

The Welsh Socialist government looking after their own voters only - grrrr....

AMK9

It would be a nice help through the winter…..if they actually paid it out in the winter!

welshmoneylover

Yet again anyone who works and cannot claim are left to fend for themselves!
Typical of a Welsh labour tinpot, always spending other people’s hard earned money 

Alisonann

Hi the money being paid by the council, is it a loan that has to be paid back

maisie_cat

Wales is a poorer country with lots of agricultural and seasonal tourism workers.
The thing people need to remember is that there are many people in Wales, including us, who are not on the gas grid so their increases are not the same.
We used to be on oil and if I compare the spot price to what I paid last January it's only increased by 20% or so.
Our pellets have increased by 9% since last year, so it's only electricity that has increased by a massive amount.
We are low income with savings so not eligible for anything, but our full council tax plus water plus fuel is still only 24% of our income.