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<p>The Government understands the pressures that people across the UK are facing with
the cost of living. This is why the Government is providing over £15 billion in further
support targeted towards those with the greatest need. From the Autumn, over eight
million pensioner households who receive the winter fuel payment, will receive an
extra one-off pensioner cost-of-living payment of £300 this year to help cover the
rising cost of energy this winter.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities in England have
received £144 million of discretionary funding to support households that are not
eligible for the council tax rebate, including households in bands E-H. Local authorities
are best-placed to determine how this support should be targeted, informed by guidance
from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.</p><p>Devolved governments
in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are receiving Barnett funding as a result
of the council tax rebate and associated discretionary funding in England.</p>
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