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| Food vouchers for struggling families and pensioners in Wakefield | Food vouchers for struggling families and pensioners in Wakefield |
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| The vouchers are part of a number of measures from the council to support the most vulnerable | The vouchers are part of a number of measures from the council to support the most vulnerable |
| Struggling families and pensioners in Wakefield are to get supermarket vouchers to help with living costs. | Struggling families and pensioners in Wakefield are to get supermarket vouchers to help with living costs. |
| The vouchers are one of a number of proposed measures from the council to help pay for items such as food, energy and water bills up until next March. | The vouchers are one of a number of proposed measures from the council to help pay for items such as food, energy and water bills up until next March. |
| The money is derived from a £3.1m grant given to the local authority from the government's Household Support Fund. | The money is derived from a £3.1m grant given to the local authority from the government's Household Support Fund. |
| The council said those who qualified for council tax reduction would be eligible for the vouchers. | The council said those who qualified for council tax reduction would be eligible for the vouchers. |
| Rising prices - including spiralling energy bills - are making it harder for those on low incomes to make ends meet. | Rising prices - including spiralling energy bills - are making it harder for those on low incomes to make ends meet. |
| The council has drawn up a plan that would see families who receive a council tax reduction being given a £100 supermarket voucher in time for Christmas. | The council has drawn up a plan that would see families who receive a council tax reduction being given a £100 supermarket voucher in time for Christmas. |
| Pensioners and those on disability benefits, who also qualify for the tax reduction, would receive the £100 voucher in January, when the council said "energy bills are at their highest". | Pensioners and those on disability benefits, who also qualify for the tax reduction, would receive the £100 voucher in January, when the council said "energy bills are at their highest". |
| How to cut energy and heating costs at home | How to cut energy and heating costs at home |
| Cost of living: Milk and cake prices rise | Cost of living: Milk and cake prices rise |
| What is inflation and why are living costs rising? | What is inflation and why are living costs rising? |
| In addition, the council said it would allocate £150,000 to help residents in energy debt and set aside £300,000 for Local Welfare Provision - a fund which which helps people in short-term crisis with items such as beds and carpets. | In addition, the council said it would allocate £150,000 to help residents in energy debt and set aside £300,000 for Local Welfare Provision - a fund which which helps people in short-term crisis with items such as beds and carpets. |
| Food banks and community pantries in the district would also be able to access a funding pot of £50,000 to help them meet increasing demand, the authority said. | Food banks and community pantries in the district would also be able to access a funding pot of £50,000 to help them meet increasing demand, the authority said. |
| Councillor Maureen Cummings, Cabinet member for Communities, Poverty and Health, said it was "an incredibly difficult time for many individuals and families across the district". | Councillor Maureen Cummings, Cabinet member for Communities, Poverty and Health, said it was "an incredibly difficult time for many individuals and families across the district". |
| She added the council was "committed to doing everything we can with the resources we have to support residents". | She added the council was "committed to doing everything we can with the resources we have to support residents". |
| Councillors are expected to approve the measures at a meeting next Tuesday. | Councillors are expected to approve the measures at a meeting next Tuesday. |
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| Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | |
| Cost of living | |
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