Struggling families offered heating oil vouchers
North Northamptonshire families facing high heating oil costs can apply for a £150 emergency grant. This support is aimed at low-income households not connected to mains gas and is intended for those at risk of running out of heating. The initiative comes in response to rising oil prices linked to geopolitical tensions, which have disproportionately affected rural communities.
- ▪Families in North Northamptonshire can apply for a £150 emergency grant for heating oil.
- ▪The grants are available to low-income and vulnerable households not connected to mains gas.
- ▪The support was introduced following a spike in heating oil prices due to the US-Israeli war with Iran.
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Struggling families offered heating oil vouchers29 April 2026ShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAlex PopeNorthamptonshireScott Ellis/BBCHelp is on offer but only if an oil tank level is at 30% or less and other conditions are met Families in North Northamptonshire affected by the sudden and dramatic rise in the cost of heating oil are being offered an emergency grant of £150.Residents who are not connected to mains gas and are at risk of running out of heating can apply for the funds from North Northamptonshire Council. The grants were aimed at low income and vulnerable households, it added.
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