Households who are behind with their bill payments can apply for a one-off cash boost worth £200 to help them with their arrears. The financial help comes as part of the government’s Household Support Fund – a scheme that helps low-income and struggling families meet the higher costs of living.
The Council explains: ‘Applications are now being welcomed from those most in need, with the additional support being part of the latest phase of the Household Support Fund. Those who don’t have, or don’t provide an email address, when applying for the help will instead get a £200 Sainsbury’s supermarket gift card to be used in-store.
What is the Household Support Fund? The Household Support Fund is a scheme funded by the Department for Work and Pensions . In North Yorkshire Council you could get vouchers worth £450 to be used at Sainsbury’s, Aldi, Morrisons and more.West Sussex County Council is providing supermarket vouchers in varying amounts.
There are also top tips from the Money Saving Expert, Martin Lewis, as well as brilliant ideas for saving money on everything from your weekly shop, to that well-deserved holiday.DWP issues Universal Credit update ‘We’ll definitely have a break after this one. We got to have a break because we’ve done five year old, four year old, one year old, and now another one. We’ve got to have a little bit of a break, I think.’Luckily for Joe, he’s a fan of a hectic household. ‘I just love the chaos. I don’t like quiet,’ he told us.‘And I’m so used to having kids running around, and it is stressful.
‘I think Leni, she’s always on me, she’s always on Rosie, so I don’t know how she’s going to react to the new baby coming. But they adapt, don’t they, pretty quickly. And I’ve just got to spend a bit more time cuddling Leni and looking after her and stuff so she doesn’t feel left out when the new one comes along.’
‘So I really try to be a different parent. So when my kids are whinging and arguing and fighting and it goes from zero to 100, my stress levels got really high. My cortisol goes really high. And I want to scream and shout. ‘And the reason Marley is getting good at football is because I’m out there in the rain when it was freezing cold and pi**ing down.
Hear more on The Netmums Podcast Find out more about Joe’s family life plus his new kids’ book Fitter, Healthier, Happier on The Netmums Podcast.It was packed with brilliant guests, from popular children’s author Jacqueline Wilson, Gemma Bird aka Money Mum, Steve Backshall, Ollie and Gareth Locke-Locke, Kelsey Parker, Dr Ellie, Nigel Clarke and Sarah Beeny.
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