The Welsh Government has announced that some people in Wales will be able to get an extra £100 to help with fuel bills this winter.
The money will be offered to Welsh households on Universal Credit and other working-age benefits as part of a new £51m package of support aiming to help families facing the cost-of-living crisis to pay their bills this winter.
The full logistics of the scheme have not been published yet but it is expected 350,000 households could benefit.
WalesOnline has put together everything we know so far about who is able to claim the money and how you go about claiming it.
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Who is eligible?
The scheme will be open to households where at least one person claims working-age benefits and is responsible for paying the property's energy bill. The benefits include income support, job seeker's allowance, employment and support allowance, universal credit and working tax credits.
It will be available to all eligible energy customers regardless of whether they pay for their fuel on a pre-payment or a credit meter.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, November 16, Wales' finance minister Rebecca Evans said: "Help will be available to people regardless of whether they pay for their energy on a pre-payment meter, by direct debit, or whether they pay quarterly."
How do you apply for the cash if you are eligible?
The Welsh Government has indicated that local authorities across Wales will be writing to eligible households.
They have also indicated that people who qualify for support will also be able to submit a claim via their local council.
Will this impact benefits that people receive?
When the Welsh Government has previously issued one of these payments there have been issues with the UK Treasury over the money being taxed.
In spring 2020 the First Minister announced a £500 payment for carers where he appealed to the UK Government not to tax the payment or to penalise people by paying out less in working tax credits or other benefits. This request was ignored.
In reality this meant that some workers would only receive £125 of the £500 payment. They may have preferred PPE and Covid tests.
However this time it appears that the groundwork has been carried out with Rebecca Evans telling the press conference: "We worked with HMRC to make sure people who do have the £100 payments are not penalised."
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