No be lie we go talk, di UK government don throw aaay plenty palava wey dey affect families for 2026. E come be like say dem don sabi how cost of living dey vex people, so dem don plan big package to help dem out. Dem talk say dem go increase salary for millions of workers, freeze rail fare, reduce energy bills, increase pension money, and even expand welfare and childcare support. Wetin we go dey call this one? Action!
Di Minister wey make di announcement, e talk say, “We dey see how families dey suffer, na wetin make us gree say make we do wetin we fit to help.” Fuel na serious matter, and e no fit dey joke about am. From April 2026, about 2.7 million workers go dey collect extra 4% pay rise. Wetin e mean be say, dem go dey collect over £900 extra every year for full-time workers on di National Living Wage. Na wetin we fit call tori wey dey sweet!
Rail fare no go increase at all for di next year, e be like magic wey dem don do after 30 years! Everybody wey dey travel go work for England and some part of Wales go enjoy this freeze. Dis one go make commuters dey save serious money. Imagine say you dey take train to work 3 days a week, you fit save about £315 yearly. E be like say government dey try balance di matter.
Even di price of medicine go dey remain under £10. This one na big relief! Di idea behind am na make sure say people no dey fear to buy di medicines wey dem need because of di price. E sure me say di people go appreciate dis goment move.
When e come to energy bills, di government dey plan give people average of £150 reduction. Di goal na to help people fit manage di cost of keeping dem house warm, especially as we dey enter di cold months. Na wetin dem call Warm Home Discount Scheme go still dey help, so if you check am, e go dey total about £300 discount. Na serious money be dat!
For pensioners too, dem go see more money enter their pocket as dem don plan increase di New State Pension by 4.8%. Dis one go lift di full pension to £241.30 weekly. Dem don sabi wetin dem dey do wella! Dis step go help at least half a million children escape poverty too, with di removal of di two-child limit for Universal Credit. Everybody go fit reap di benefit as long as dem dey eligible.
Working parents go fit now access up to 30 hours of government-funded childcare per week. Wetin we dey talk about? Dis one go help parents dey juggle between work and family with less wahala. Di free breakfast club scheme too dey expand to all primary schools across di country. Na big win for dem wey get children, as e go help families save money too.
In total, dis new development na di kind hustle wey di UK government dey put in place to help stretch di pockets of many families wey dey feel di brunt of dis cost-of-living crisis. Wetin we fit say? If dis no be plus for dem wey dey struggle to meet up, den I no sabi wetin go fit qualify as help again! Naija no dey miss this kind gist oo!
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