A £600 payment to help people in Northern Ireland with energy bills will not be made until after Christmas, a UK government minister says
The uncertainty surrounding the delivery of the scheme has been a disappointment to some families in Northern Ireland."Money-wise it's robbing Peter to pay Paul," she told BBC News NI."I just don't know what I'm going to do."Christina Anderson said she would have to carefully manage her children's expectations at Christmas this year.
"I have an older son and I've had to explain to him that sometimes Santa might not be able to get the big presents," she said.Ms Anderson said she felt unable to plan for the future."A lot of parents are going to struggle this year and that payment would have really, really helped some of us."In England, Scotland and Wales energy bills will be cut by £400.
This will be applied over six months, with a reduction of £66 in October and November, and £67 every month between December and March 2023. Northern Ireland has a different energy market and delivery of a scheme has been complicated by the lack of an executive. Northern Ireland households are also getting an additional £200 in recognition of the unique characteristics of the market.But in the autumn statement the Treasury doubled the amount and said it will be a universal payment "in recognition of the prevalence of alternative fuel usage in Northern Ireland".
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