MILLIONS of households will get extra cost of living payments this winter as the government looks to extend a major hardship fund.
The Household Support Fund (HSF), which provides Brits with cash grants to help with the cost of living, was due to end on September 30.
Council sounded the alarm earlier this month amid fears that the HSF would not be extended after September 30However, ministers are set to announce that the funding for the scheme will be extended beyond this date, FT reports.