'Warm banks' coming to Lancashire as Martin Lewis warns of 'cataclysmic' energy price rises
Lancashire County Council will consider operating “warm banks” to give people a safe place when energy bills soar again in October.
READ MORE: Teenager who died at Appley Bridge quarry named for first time in heartbroken words from family Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a package of measures including direct cost of living payments and reductions to fuel bills as recently as May but the latest estimates take the predicted bills significantly higher the numbers used as the basis for those decisions. And with a summer-long leadership battle to come, there are fears over whether the Government will be willing or able to act to further mitigate the impact on households.
“Local authorities have a duty to promote and protect the health and well-being of the public, and to prevent avoidable harm.”
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