the side of hard working families, with £6 million of financial support. with £6 million of financial su ort. ., ., ., , with £6 million of financial su ort. ., ., ., , ., support. now we have the details of how and when support. now we have the details of how and when the support. now we have the details of how and when the money support. now we have the details of how and when the money will- support. now we have the details of| how and when the money will arrive. for direct debit customers, £66 will be deducted automatically from your monthly payments in october and november. then £67 will come off your bills from december until march. repayment customers who use a smart app to top up their metre will not need to do anything either. the same amount will be automatically credited onto their accounts each month. but most prepayment customers do not have a smart metre. just over 2 million homes have a traditional prepayment metre like this where you have to take a key dentur
you live is a bit of a debate as to whether or not that should have been targeted as well as laura points out and i think one thing that did happen when we had £150 energy rebate throughout council tax bills which people are receiving at the moment, some said look, i don t need this, rationale for this and have chosen to donated to charities and people who help those who are really struggling to pay their bills and receipts clearly a personal decision if they want to do that. llp receipts clearly a personal decision if they want to do that. if they want to do that. up you don t have if they want to do that. up you don t have to if they want to do that. up you don t have to apply if they want to do that. up you don t have to apply for- if they want to do that. up you don t have to apply for this - if they want to do that. up you i don t have to apply for this 400, if they want to do that. up you - don t have to apply for this 400, it willjust be credited to your bill. will be di
the biggest cost of living squeeze in 70 years got under way in earnest in april, and it s affecting millions of people. in the streets of eastleigh, everyone was feeling it and having to make changes. everything s gone up gas, electric, council tax went up. i didn t get a pay rise this year. the tax on national insurance has all changed as well. if i get the cooker on or whatever, i make sure the heating s off because i think, well, i m warm enough. things like holidays and like that- are out of the question, days out and things - because it s more important. we ve got to eat and heat our house and everything. - citizens advice saw an eightfold increase in calls from prepayment metre customers this april. so far this year, we ve already helped as many people as we did in the whole of 2021 with not being able to afford to keep their prepayment metre topped up. and so we re really seeing a huge increase in that issue, and in march, we also saw a record number of people coming to us fo
food prices are rising, petrol and diesel have set records in recent weeks, and national insurance went up in april, reducing take home pay. the biggest cost of living squeeze in 70 years got under way in earnest in april, and it s affecting millions of people. in the streets of eastleigh, everyone was feeling it and having to make changes. everything s gone up gas, electric, council tax went up. i didn t get a pay rise this year. the tax on national insurance has all changed as well. if i get the cooker on or whatever, i make sure the heating s off because i think, well, while i m cooking, i m warm enough. things like holidays and like that- are out of the question, days out and things - because it s more important. we ve got to eat and heat our house and everything. - citizens advice saw an eightfold increase in calls from prepayment metre customers this april. so far this year, we ve already helped as many people as we did in the whole of 2021 with not being able to afford to keep
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