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By Ruby Flanagan Thousands of households don’t have long left to claim free cost of living cash worth up to £450. The support payment is being given to households through the Government’sHousehold Support Fund. This scheme gives local councils a pot of money to support struggling households in their area. Each local authority decides on how they spend the cash with some providing supermarket vouchers and others providing cash payments. Residents in Caldervale, West Yorkshire are sending out payments worth up to £450. The money is being paid through the council’s Discretionary Hardship Scheme (…