Octopus Energy延长了3 000万英镑的基金,以帮助受冬季燃料付款取消影响的养恤金领取者。 Octopus Energy extends £30m fund to help pensioners impacted by winter fuel payment removal.
英国最大的能源供应商Octopus Energy延长了其3000万英镑的援助基金，以支持受政府取消冬季燃料付款影响的养老金领取者。 UK's largest energy supplier, Octopus Energy, extends its £30m assistance fund to support pensioners impacted by the government's removal of Winter Fuel Payments. 福利制度的变化意味着只有领取经经济情况调查的福利的养恤金领取者才有资格获得援助,影响到约1 000万人。 The changes to the welfare system mean that only pensioners receiving means-tested benefits qualify for the assistance, affecting around 10 million people. Octopus Energy 的“Octo Assist”基金将允许未获得养老金信贷的低收入养老金家庭申请支持。 Octopus Energy's "Octo Assist" fund will allow lower-income pension households who do not receive Pension Credit to claim support. 该基金可供失去300英镑冬季燃料付款的养恤金领取者使用。 The fund is available to pensioners who lost their £300 Winter Fuel Payment. 除了提供经济支持外,Octopus Energy还提供免费的电毯,热成像摄像机贷款,免费的福利检查,以及个人节能建议, In addition to financial support, Octopus Energy offers free electric blankets, thermal imaging camera loans, free benefit checks, and in-person energy-saving advice to help pensioners manage energy costs during the winter season.