Analysis by the youth homelessness charity warns that despite Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s £9bn package to help people navigate a 54 per cent increase in bills from 1 April, disadvantaged under-25s could be left further out of pocket in the long run.
Sunak announced that all households would receive £200 off their energy bills in October but the discount would have to be paid back in £40 instalments over five years from 2023, he said.
A Universal Credit increase of 3.1 per cent will also come into force in April but this will still see under-25s, who receive lower benefits rates than older people, receiving £78.34 less than they were before the cut in September.
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