Help on the way.
The authority will be voting on Thursday to confirm its Cost of Living Strategy, a series of measures to support residents. The council is preparing for a particularly challenging winter, as the crisis is set to hit the borough's residents harder than much of the UK, given the high numbers of households on low incomes.
Additional proposed measures aim to reduce energy costs, including the distribution of free low-energy lightbulbs and a £1.44m grant-funded programme of insulation works. In the strategy, Telford & Wrekin Council's leader, Shaun Davies, said the plans would provide help for the areas where it was needed most.
"Like everyone, the council itself is being affected by significant cost increases. However, despite this, we are prioritising funding this extra support, whilst also freezing council tax for the next two years.
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