In addition, there was a one-off payment of £650 for those on benefits, £300 for low-income pensioners and £150 for disabled people. On Thursday, Mr. Hunt is expected to announce that broadly the same groups will receive the same type of targeted aid. He told Sky News: “The plan that I will outline in the House of Commons on Thursday will be a plan that will get us through these difficult times, but it will also show British compassion, support for the most vulnerable people. “The increase in our national energy bill over the last two years is around £140 billion. It’s like the economy is supporting a whole second NHS. “If we’re going to deal with that and deal with the concern that, say, a pensioner has about a massive increase in their gas bill, electricity bill and so on, then we need a long-term plan to clean up the country. energy, for green energy, for cheap energy, that is not affected by international events”.
