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Thousands of families across Stockport to get help with food and utility bills this Christmas
direct to your inboxThousands of hard-up households across Stockport are to get help with their food and utility bills this Christmas.The council has announced a package of financial support that will help the families of 7,500 children who qualify for free-school meals.Each household will receive a £30 voucher per eligible child to help with the costs of food, utilities and other essentials this winter.A second payment will follow in the New Year.Eligible families do not need to apply as the council is working with schools and colleges to identify which families need support, and will issue vouchers directly.Stockport council has been alloacted more than £865,000 from the government's Covid Winter Grant Scheme fund.And town hall bosses say
