Daniel Andrews announces $250 payment to help ease cost of living pressures

Victoria's budget will include ways to relieve financial stress on households, along with health funding centrepiece'

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Victoria's budget will include a $250 payment for every household that seeks out a better power deal, along with measures to ease cost of living pressures and billions of dollars for health services, the premier, Daniel Andrews, has revealed.

From 1 July until June 2023, households that log on to the government's Energy Compare website will get a $250 one-off payment, with the government committing $250m for the scheme in Tuesday's budget.

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