Mid Ulster District Council is encouraging local residents to utilise its Fuel Stamp Scheme in an effort to tackle fuel poverty in the region.

The scheme can help you save for fuel by spreading the cost throughout the year.

Participants can collect the fuel stamp savings card and purchase £5 stamps from any of the 80 retailers across the area. Almost 60 oil and coal suppliers are also participating in the scheme.

Using your savings card, you can order fuel from any of the participating fuel suppliers and use the amount collected on your fuel card to pay for it either fully or partly.

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Chair of Mid Ulster Council, Councillor Sean McPeake said: "With many people struggling to keep up with rising costs of many key budget items, like food, power and heat, the Fuel Stamp Scheme is an easy way for households to help spread the financial burden of home heating bills.

"Utilising the fuel stamp scheme and saving for home heating oil a little bit at a time can help residents to save money that is specifically for heating oil relieving financial stress when it comes to paying what can be huge bills, and help to keep themselves and their homes warm during the coldest months of the year."

More information on the scheme can be found at www.midulstercouncil.org/fuelstamps.

(CM/MH)