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For their electricity use, whether that's a prepayment meter or by direct debit. those payments will start being made first of all this month. if you're on certain means—tested benefits, then you will get the cost of living payment that kevin referred to, your correspondent kevin peachey, of £650. and if you are of a state pension age and on certain means—tested benefits, then you will get more. so all in all, this help could bring down a typical bill for somebody on working age benefits of about £11100, rather than £2,500, and less if you are either disabled or of a state pension age. ...

That should mean maybe another 10% on benefit rates from april but neither the treasury minister, nor the chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, have said that they will definitely do that. they will do it for pensioners but they will not necessarily do it for ordinary benefits paid to working age people and disabled people, so that's the big worry for people that come april when they had a lot of price rises over the year they will not be getting an extra 10% on their benefits. and i think the government will have to think carefully about how it will protect people and make sure that they can afford to ...

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On rocketing energy bills. but when, how and who will receive it remains difficult to tell. in an interview with the daily telegraph, nadhim zahawi warns high bills could be here to stay for the next two years, and says while he's concerned about helping people on benefits, and pensioners, those on middle incomes will need help too. "if you're a senior nurse or a senior teacher on £45,000 a year," he says, "you're having your energy bills go up by 80%." "it's really hard." "we're looking at all the options." the energy price cap is set by the regulator ofgem. it's rising by 80% in october. cu...

Baths or washing their clothes, sending their children to their grandparents because it is warmer. in absolute fear of what is going to happen in the winter. and when you get to winter, when we spent 18% on gas, it is just incredibly... it is impossible to imagine households being able to do it. one example... prepayment meter users often put on prepayment meters because of debt and you must pay for the energy you use when you use it. injanuary, we could see the average monthly bill for someone on a prepayment meter being around £700. it is just simply impossible for anybody to heat their hom...