The petition included the message: “The Government needs to provide a grant, so that people with a disability or serious medical condition can afford to run the equipment, or heating, they need to stay alive.
“It is not right that people living with conditions that require energy, should be punished for it, and sometimes face unmanageable debts with energy companies.”
The DWP response said: “The Government will provide approximately six million people across the UK, who receive certain disability benefits, with a one-off payment of £150 in September 2022.”
People who claim disability benefits are also to receive a £150 payment this coming tax year, in summer 2023.
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