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Household Support Fund lands in Blackpool with amount ringfenced for vulnerable pensioners

The biggest chunk of the cash will continue to be directed at families but some has been set aside for pensioners

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Oct 30, 2024
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Blackpool has received a further £1.7m from the government’s Household Support Fund – with £300,000 being set aside to help vulnerable pensioners including those who have lost their winter fuel allowance.

The biggest chunk of the cash will continue to be directed at families, with £800,000 being used to extend free school meals into th…

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