Residents in Liverpool on means tested benefits who are in arrears with their energy supplier are being invited to apply for a discretionary scheme to help with their gas and electricity bills.
Liverpool City Council is on a mission to drive up collection of Council Tax, but as Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance, Resources and Transformation, Cllr Ruth Bennett, explains, is determined that won’t mean hitting those that can’t afford to pay.
Advanced Public Health Practitioner, Jayne Cook is working to understand how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting the mental health and wellbeing of our communities and explains what support is available for those who are struggling.
Liverpool City Council is to begin a consultation next month on its budget for 2022/23 - but is warning residents there will be ‘no easy decisions’ as it seeks to save £34 million next year.