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Cost of living crisis: new website speeds up help for Britons facing hardship

With the cost of living crisis worsening, it is vital that those facing hardship can access financial help quickly.

by | 31 Jul, 2022

A new one-stop online platform that allows people in need to receive grants and other support from charities and local authorities claims it is massively speeding up the process – in some cases cutting the time it can take from several weeks or even months to only a few days.

Founded in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic, Lightning Reach has been running in beta mode since December and says that so far it has helped people get grants totalling more than £1m.
Read more at The Guardian

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