If you're already on a tight budget and feeling the pinch, you could be entitled to extra help to boost your finances.
Here we explain what you can get and how to apply if you're struggling to get by in the cost of living crisis.Several suppliers offer energy bill help through hardship funds and give out grants.British Gas has just opened its hardship fund - and you don't have to be a customer to apply. The cash can be used to pay off energy bill arrears, but you need to get debt advice first to be eligible -Check with yours directly to see what they offer. Eligibility and how much you get can vary between them.on means-tested benefits will get a £650 cost of living payment.
The payments will go to those who get Universal Credit, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance , income-related Employment and Support Allowance , income support or Pension Credit.Those on tax credits were paid the helpThe Department for Work and Pensions has now confirmed that people will start receiving the second payment of £324 on November 8.It comes as a separate payment to your normal benefit amount, and then a second instalment will follow sometime in Autumn.
You will need to be on eligible benefits or have begun a successful claim which is later, as of May 25 2022 to get the first payment.Anyone on working tax credit and child tax credit is also eligible, but you'll get the cash at later dates.