Evening Standard.Chancellor Rishi Sunak extended the extra payments to low-income households for six months in March, but Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey has said it will not continue into winter.The additional support was launched in April 2020 and was supposed to last a year.But, the boost was extended for another six months during the 2021 Budget and so will continue until September.However, concerns have been raised over the new Indian variant of Covid-19. Do you think this is the right decision?
Tell us in the comments... Experts worry that a third wave of infections could be imminent meaning that further lockdowns are required – and this would impact peoples incomes and prevent them from working.Therese Coffey indicated to the.
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