The winter months can often exacerbate financial pressures for households, particularly as energy bills have recently risen by 10 per cent and temperatures continue to plummet.
However, Brits could get extra financial support to support themselves through the colder weeks with the Household Support Fund (HSF).
The government fund was initially launched in October 2021 and has been extended several times since then, with the most recent extension now making the fund available until March 2025.
The DWP has put an additional £421 million into the pot to be distributed among local authorities in England. More money has been allocated to devolved social security administrations in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
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