Households have been told when they can expect the arrival of new £200 cost of living payments.

The payments are known as hardship grants and will be made available by Birmingham City Council.

The local authority said applications are set to reopen later this month in June.

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That means households living in the city will be able to make an application to receive the funding.

It comes as the latest round of the government's Household Support Fund (HSF) opened on April 1.

The pot of cash, which is delivered via the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ), funds such schemes as the one by Birmingham City Council .

The council pr

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