Live Breaking News & Updates on Fuel vouchers

Transcripts for BBCNEWS Nicky Campbell 20240604 08:21:00

Hour before the doors open because they are desperate. and it s not just food that people are needing, it is the fuel vouchers. people can t afford to put their washer on as much as they used to. there is no such thing as dishwashers any more. if people did have a dishwasher they are using them. people are using fairy liquid instead of shampoo. it sjust fairy liquid instead of shampoo. it s just cutting corners completely. we have some very generous people around the area that help us out to give food. one of them is a church in sandsend who have vowed to give us laundry tablets free of charge. so they are now collecting laundry tablets in the area and bringing them all to us. they have given us thousands of laundry tablets because they found out people were washing their clothes with fairy liquid. so fairy

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 09:20:00

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 10:26:00

Every day. currently at citizens advice we are helping two people every minute access crisis support, things like accessing food banks, fuel vouchers and that is 50% higher than this time last year. the single reason why that is the case is energy bills. energy bills at £2000 now, we are incredibly worried about what level of demand we will have. if bills go up to £3500 without an adequate plan to fix the cost of living crisis. adequate plan to fix the cost of living crisis. morgan, lewis trust is on record living crisis. morgan, lewis trust is on record saying living crisis. morgan, lewis trust is on record saying she - living crisis. morgan, lewis trust is on record saying she is - living crisis. morgan, lewis trust is on record saying she is not. living crisis. morgan, lewis trust is on record saying she is not inl is on record saying she is not in favour of hand outs but clearly there is pressure to get the government to be more targeted in terms of the support it offers people. what for you is the likely level of demand for more support as we go into november and december? brute

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 14:13:00

Already there is a lot of - already there is a lot of devastation, people s minds are thinking. devastation, people s minds are thinking, how are we going to cope? this hot thinking, how are we going to cope? this hot weather a smoke screen, that is this hot weather a smoke screen, that is covering up possibly a really that is covering up possibly a really rough winter. we have people who won t really rough winter. we have people who won t be able to eat or heat and i who won t be able to eat or heat and i know who won t be able to eat or heat and i know that who won t be able to eat or heat and i know that. so we have to, i have fuel vouchers for those who can do top ups~ fuel vouchers for those who can do top ups. but those are the people who have top ups. but those are the people who have meters and it will cost them who have meters and it will cost them more who have meters and it will cost them more and the vouchers won t last long them more and the vouchers won t last long. they are probably already worrying last long. they are probably already worrying out there. i expect the last couple of weeks of the school holidays last couple of weeks of the school holidays will be ok, let s burn our hridges holidays will be ok, let s burn our bridges and use whatever money we have to bridges and use whatever money we have to give the children a good two week have to give the children a good two week they have to give the children a good two week. they will be back at school, and some week. they will be back at school, and some free school meals. but come the end and some free school meals. but come the end of and some free school meals. but come the end of october i m sure, referrals the end of october i m sure, referrals are going to go sky high. we know referrals are going to go sky high. we know mental health is already bad and i we know mental health is already bad and i can we know mental health is already bad and i can see that will be affected. it and i can see that will be affected. it will and i can see that will be affected. it will he and i can see that will be affected.

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Administration: Local stimulus better than fuel voucher

LAWMAKERS have proposed fuel vouchers, but the administration believes that a federally funded second stimulus program will be more helpful to the public.

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 16:44:00

Families? it gives us when we look at the rules, the benefits - families? it gives us when we look at the rules, the benefits are - families? it gives us when we look at the rules, the benefits are the i at the rules, the benefits are the gateway to a lot of these payments and so, if you are in receipt of these benefits, means tested benefits and things like universal credit, and i will give you access to the extra payment, the £650 payments which are being made and i think that raises the issue as well of benefits that are unclean. there are millions of pounds in unclaimed benefits every year and people looking to see that they claim what they are entitled to and with the chancellor did say is if there are people who fall through the cracks and admitted that there will be some, that s what he s put so many pounds into this and this is an extra fund which comes through your local counsel and helping people were struggling in people who may have fallen to the cracks and things like fuel vouchers in some cases and thatis like fuel vouchers in some cases and that is how you get this extra help

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 08:38:00

Not using the heating since about january. john has received help from the citizens advice bureau in york. yes, you do qualify for a fuel voucher. record numbers are turning to the charity in the face of escalating costs. i think debt is a tsunami coming towards us now. for people in very vulnerable - situations, we can give them food vouchers and fuel vouchers. that kind of support has transformed jay s situation. i know i can eat without feeling guilty. i can look after my cat and myself. citizens advice say people should seek help as soon as possible to avoid debt. thanks for your messages. bob in cumbria said he switched off the heating in february. the water heating, he put on on alternate

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 09:26:00

Well, it s a blanket on at night. not using the heating since about january. john has received help from the citizens advice bureau in york. yes, you do qualify for a fuel voucher. record numbers are turning to the charity in the face of escalating costs. i think debt is a tsunami coming towards us now. for people in very vulnerable - situations, we can give them food vouchers and fuel vouchers. that kind of support had transformed jay s situation. i know i can eat without feeling guilty. i can look after my cat and myself. citizens advice say people should seek help as soon as possible to avoid debt. in africa, ghana is one of the most expensive countries to live in. prices of goods and services have increased sharply since the beginning of the pandemic. some say the situation is becoming unbearable. rising fuel and food prices are affecting all parts of society,

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Statement on the Presentation of the Budget Policy - St. Lucia News From The Voice

My fellow Saint Lucians, I am here tonight in large part because of a deliberate and orchestrated effort to deny me from speaking.

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Governor: Stimulus cards instead of fuel vouchers

GOVERNOR Ralph DLG Torres prefers the issuance of stimulus cards to a fuel voucher program as proposed by a Senate joint resolution.

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