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How the UK’s cold weather payments need to change to help prevent people freezing in winter

  • Written by Thomas Longden, Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
How the UK’s cold weather payments need to change to help prevent people freezing in winterDimaBerlin/Shutterstock

The UK government recently expanded the warm home discount by removing restrictions that had previously excluded many people who can’t always afford to heat their homes. Now, the payment of £150 will be received by 2.7 million more households than last winter.

The UK government has also reversed its decision to...

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