Vulnerable Scots households to receive £1000 for cost of living crisis

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The most vulnerable households in Scotland will receive £1,000 of extra government support to tackle rising energy bills and the cost of living criss, Rishi Sunak has claimed.The Tory chancellor said a new one-off £650 cost of living payment to low income households and a more widely targeted £400 discount grant on energy bills will build a cushion of support for the least well off.Pensioners too will benefit from an extra winter fuel payment of £300 while disabled benefit claimants will will receive one off payment of £150.They will also be eligible for the £400 October discount on energy bills for all households across the UK.Sunak said: “I know that people in Scotland are anxious about keeping up with rising energy bills, which is why today we have introduced measures which will take the support for millions of the lowest income households over £1,000."He added: "As a nation we have a responsibility to help the most vulnerable, which is why this support is mostly targeted at people on low incomes, pensioners and disabled people. "But we understand that all households in Scotland will be concerned about the rise in energy costs this Autumn, so every household is set to get £400 off their energy bills from October, with no repayments necessary.”Sunak announced a 25 per cent windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas companies to help pay for the £15 billion support package.The “temporary Energy Profits Levy” on oil and gas firms will raise around £5 billion, with a new investment allowance to encourage firms to invest in oil and gas extraction in the UK.Sunak said: “It is right that companies making extraordinary windfall profits from rising energy prices should contribute, and I’m introducing a temporary energy profits levy