Some people living aboard canal boats are getting help with energy bills but others are missing out.
By Kelly Morgan & Dan O'BrienHundreds of people living aboard canal boats in Wiltshire are receiving new help with energy bills, but others continue to miss out.
But only a minority of moorings on the Kennet and Avon Canal meet this criteria, so the majority of the community had been missing out.The majority of those living on the Kennet and Avon canal have not been eligible for support until now, who have to move location every fortnight. The former end-of-life carer added: "People who live on boats don't fit in the right category and if you don't fit into a category there's no common sense to say you are still a human and you have still got a family. That doesn't happen."
He said delays were due to resolving concerns over benefit fraud, but said it was "not acceptable for them to be waiting so long"."The wheels of the state grind slowly but I don't think there was any ill will, ministers are really committed to making this work," he added.