As well as the extra money for the Household Support Fund, Mr Sunak also confirmed a 5p cut to fuel duty and significant increase to the National Insurance threshold to further support low income households.
However, some experts in poverty within the UK believe more can be done to target the country’s ‘most vulnerable’ households
Dan Paskins, the director of UK Impact at Save the Children, explained: “The measures the chancellor has announced will benefit those on middle and higher incomes most and won’t come close to closing the gap rising prices have left in family budgets.
“A 5p cut to fuel duty coupled with an increase to the national insurance threshold translates into an additional £18.40 per month for the poorest families, in the context of a real-terms income cut of £55 a month.
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