Households are facing rising living costs in the wake of Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine and it is right that vulnerable households across the UK and in Sedgefield are supported.
I welcome the news that 12,200 families in the Sedgefield constituency are eligible for their second means-tested cost of living payment worth £324 this month.
These payments will give families much needed support this winter and protect the most vulnerable in the face of rising prices.
Overall, eight million people in receipt of benefits will receive an extra £324 this month as part of the Government’s £37 billion package of cost of living support.