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Londra Gazete, 24 November 2022 LondraGazete.com/English 7

Millions to receive next cost-of-

living payments

COST-of-living payments
worth hundreds of pounds will
arrive in millions of people's ac-
counts from Wednesday.
More than 11 million pension-
ers will receive regular winter fuel
Cost of living likely to worsen payments boosted by an extra
£300 this year.
students' grades can also expect to see a second
A million people on tax credits

MORE than three-quarters of range of support for students, in- cost-of-living payment arrive in
students in England are worried cluding enhanced hardship grants, their bank accounts over the next
the soaring cost of living will affect cheap meals, and free period prod- week.
their academic success, an official ucts. The University of Manchester However, recipients were
survey suggests. Half of those asked said it would give its full-time stu- warned to look out for fraudsters
said they were already in financial dents a one-off payment of £170 to who may exploit the situation.
difficulty as prices soar, according help with the cost of living, as part Anyone contacting people di-
to the research by the Office for Na- of a £9m support scheme. rectly about cost-of-living pay-
tional Statistics (ONS). One in four It said it would also provide ments could be con artists at- sions Secretary Mel Stride. However people who do not re-
said they had taken on new debt in e-books, scrap library fines and put tempting to steal personal details, "As we deal with the impact of ceive benefits or the state pen-
response to ballooning bills. Mean- in other measures to help with ris- the tax authority is warning. Putin's illegal war in Ukraine and sion will need to make a claim.
while, nearly half said their mental ing costs.The ONS said its survey The latest payments are in ad- the aftermath of the pandemic, About one million people in
health had suffered. Prices are ris- was the first official research of its dition to the £400 being distrib- we will continue to stand by the receipt of tax credits will receive
ing at their fastest rate for 41 years, kind, experimental, and based on uted to every household, and the most vulnerable, with further their second cost-of-living sup-
with the official inflation rate at the views of 4,000 students. It sug- Energy Price Guarantee, which cost-of-living payments coming port payment of £324, also aimed
11.1%. Energy and grocery bills are gested that 91% of higher education caps the price that suppliers can next year," he added. at helping with higher energy
putting particular strain on every- students reported that their cost of charge. For the vast majority of pen- bills.
one's finances. Students generally living had increased compared with "We want to do everything we sioners, the extra support with Another seven million people
do not qualify for government cost- last year, with the same proportion can to support pensioners who winter energy bills will be auto- on low incomes who receive cer-
of-living payments. However, uni- somewhat, or very, worried about are often the most exposed to matically paid into their accounts tain benefits were given cost-of-
versities and colleges are offering a the rising cost of living. higher costs," said Work and Pen- within the next two months. living support in recent weeks.