Thousands of households urged to act now or risk missing out on £100 one-off payment – can you get cost of living help?

THOUSANDS of households are being urged to act and claim £100 in free cash support after receiving a cost of living letter.

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 proportion of funding depending on the size of the catchment area...