A new £51m package of support will help families facing the cost-of-living crisis to pay their bills this winter,
Welsh Ministers have announced.
Minister for Social Justice, Jane Hutt, has outlined the frst measures, which will be funded. More than £38m will be made available through a Winter Fuel Support Scheme for households in receipt of working age means-tested benefts.
Eligible households will be able to claim a one-off £100 cash payment. It will be available to all eligible energy customers regardless of whether they pay for their fuel on a pre-payment or a credit meter.
More than £1.1m has also been provided to support and bolster foodbanks, community food partnerships and community hubs. This will help them address food poverty, food insecurity and provide a wider range of services to help people and families maximise their income. It includes the extension of the successful Big Bocs Bwyd project to a further 25 schools.
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