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State pensioners will be handed £100 Cost of Living payments in the North West of England, thanks to the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ).

Cheshire Council will be making payments to low income pensioner households during 2025/26 as part of the household support fund. It issued a £50 payment to low-income pensioner households who were receiving Pension Credit and are in receipt of either Housing Benefit or Council Tax Reduction.

Existing Council records for these benefits were used to identify eligible pensioner households who were contacted with details how to apply. And it will issue a £100 payment to low-income pensioner households who are receiving either Housing Benefit or Council Tax Reduction.

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