Thousands of households to receive cost of living free cash worth up to £290 direct to bank accounts – are you eligible?

THOUSANDS of households can get a £290 cost of living payment to help with key household bills.

The cash support is available through the government’s Household Support Fund.

The scheme works by handing councils up and down the country a slice of funding available to dish out to Brits in need.

Each local authority gets a different portion of funding depending on the size of the catchment area, population, and number of vulnerable households.