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"As an extension to existing support, Sunak is also expected to provide cost of living payments worth £650 to those on means-tested benefits such as universal credit, along with payments of £150 to disability benefit recipients and £300 to pensioner households.
According to The Times, the plans will see some households ‘benefiting from all three payments’, but that all households will still see a ‘significant rise’ in average energy bills as the government increases the energy price guarantee from April – seeing the average climb from £2,500 to as much as £3,100.
The newspaper said Sunak and Hunt have also said they will prioritise the poorest, meaning middle-income and wealthier households will ‘shoulder the burden of tax rises’ in this year’s autumn statement, set to be announced on Thursday (18 November)."
"As an extension to existing support, Sunak is also expected to provide cost of living payments worth £650 to those on means-tested benefits such as universal credit, along with payments of £150 to disability benefit recipients and £300 to pensioner households.
According to The Times, the plans will see some households ‘benefiting from all three payments’, but that all households will still see a ‘significant rise’ in average energy bills as the government increases the energy price guarantee from April – seeing the average climb from £2,500 to as much as £3,100.
The newspaper said Sunak and Hunt have also said they will prioritise the poorest, meaning middle-income and wealthier households will ‘shoulder the burden of tax rises’ in this year’s autumn statement, set to be announced on Thursday (18 November)."