Some pensioners are to receive a £200 cost of living voucher to help with energy bills as part of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Household Support Fund.

Those born in certain years are in line for the cash

UK households are set to be handed £200 Cost of Living vouchers "which they can cash" as they continue to struggle with the financial demands of 2024. Reading Borough Council is offering a £200 voucher to those who live in Reading to those who are of state pension age and in receipt of a Council Tax Reduction or Housing Benefit, but are not eligible for Pension Credit.

More residents in Torridge will soon receive financial help for food, utility bills, and essential housing costs, as a new £268k grant from the government’s Household Support Fund rolls out

The Labour Party and DWP could bring in sweeping changes for benefits in the Autumn Budget next week.

The DWP is being called upon by people who claim benefits to uprate its annual and traditional Christmas bonus, which is worth £10.