A hardship fund to help people struggling to pay heating bills may never happen, a councillor has warned
It will see one-off £100 payments paid directly to people's providers.were set to open on 17 October but this did not happenPreviously, Derry City and Strabane District Council said the reason for a "short delay" in introducing the scheme in the north west was due to "the unsuccessful appointment of a fuel payment partner".
In an update on Wednesday, it has emerged it will cost the council about £15,000 to source a new fuel payment partner at this stage. In order to be eligible for the fund, households must fulfil one of the following eligibility criteria:A member of the household is entitled to free school mealsA member of the household has recently been become unemployedThe scheme is designed for emergency situations when a householder is unable to pay fuel bills or buy a top-up and is set to operate on a referral system.
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