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Given the same amount. there are many people who are not on means—tested benefits that perhaps are just above the benefit level but are still really struggling with these really high bills, so we thought this was the fairest and easiest way to distribute the money. however welcome, with energy prices rising again at the start of october, that money will drain even faster. coletta smith, bbc news, in manchester. a murder investigation has been launched after a nine—year—old girl died from a...

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Stable until it shot up to nearly £2000 this april and it is forecast to hit 2800 later on. there are already 6 million households spending more than 10% on fuel poverty. that was forecast to hit 12 million later this year. its not just this crushing household incomes, general inflation is at 9% and it is going to hit 10% this year. leading economists say that many will now be spared fuel poverty, but some nagging questions remain. this poverty, but some nagging questions remain. , , . , povert...

Hemline of the government to get this bill through and to get it funded properly and to make it permanent is truly beyond comprehension, even for a d dysfunctional body. im not quite sure -- there neednt be a pitch. >> but there has to be, right? because the justice department says, you know, youve got the $7.4 billion that was allotted for the fund in 2015. its nearly been depleted. there are thousands more claims still expected. and their approach, as we outlined, is to cut the benefit level f...

You seen in the labor force? record numbers of people dropping out of the work force. i predict to you on this show that when we get this new trustees report that the bankruptcy date is going to be moved closer because we have millions of people who are disappearing from the labor force. when theyre not working, jim, theyre not paying payroll tablgfaxes to fund seniors. and the people dropping out in large numbers is young people. >> the president had in there a change in the cost of living incr...

So the simple question becomes, is that fair? talking points has no problem paying for safety net entitlements and as you may know we give away millions of dollars to the poor but now im being asked to pay for somebodys, passion, by supporting their, health insurance. martha: how about that? new hampshire senator kelly ayote was at yesterdays budget committee hearing. she asked the cbo director about his report on obamacare and the labor market and she joins me here today. good to have you here ...

>> right now this is generational theft it means you and you and i are stealing from these kids. will its like i am sorry, i need this here. can i have -- we have to pay for my medicare. >> i dont like it. >> wasnt very nice of you to steal from my sister like that. >> they dont like it. but they dont vote. even when they come to voting age we older people are much more likely to vote. i dont see how this is going to end well. >> the good news is we can make adjustments that are modest starting ...