“What my amendment seeks to do is ensure that those struggling families receive that support now, rather than having to wait. It has been a long cold winter, and we are expecting another cold snap this week, so it certainly is not over yet.”
The Department for Work and Pensions has rejected a call from a Scottish Liberal Democrat MP to bring forward all cost of living payments to the start of April. Payments of £900, £150 and £300 for part of the UK Government’s £37 billion package of support aimed at helping households through the cost of living crisis during 2023/24.
She said: “Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of others are walking a tightrope - just managing payments, sometimes late, by making other cutbacks: being cold, eating less, or reducing travel. If we are not just to get those families back on an even keel but to help them to stay there, it is vital for the full cost of living payment that the Government wish to make to be made immediately - especially, I would argue, in the face of the impending increase in the Energy Price Guarantee.
Secretary of State for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Grant Shapps is due to appear on The Martin Lewis Money Show Live on Tuesday night to answer energy questions. The programme starts at 8pm on STV. Ms Davies said: “Bringing those dates forward could not achieve the amendment’s desired effect, although I understand the sentiment.
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