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Neath Port Talbot council has a predicted deficit of nearly £160 per person by 2026-27, and the cabinet member for finance, Simon Knoyle, warned the next few years look "bleak".

For Norma Neath and her daughter Debbie who lived on the outskirts of Sheffield in the village of Coal Aston, in the event of such an attack “the chance of instant death would be only one in 20”.

Rachael Walker of Policy in Practice, which is working with Neath Port Talbot council to identify eligible pensioners, said it was "two to three times more effective" at increasing take up than campaigns which urge to people find out if they qualify.

Janette, 80, from Creunant in Neath Port Talbot, started claiming after hearing about it on a TV programme.

Neath Port Talbot council has been running its campaign since the start of 2024.