Welsh government is set to provide  £1 million to organisations that provide 'warm banks'

The Welsh government will provide a £1 million fund to organisations that provide 'warm banks', according to the BBC.Community centres, sports clubs and other locations will have access to funds so people can go to warm spaces if they can't afford heat in their homes.Due to reductions in Russian gas exports, household energy bills will rise to £2,500 a year from October 1st.First Minister Mark Drakeford said: "[It was] very difficult to believe that we have reached the point where community councils, faith groups, sports clubs, community centres are having to plan to prevent people from facing extreme fuel poverty this winter.

"And while we applaud these efforts, motivated as they are by a determination to make a difference, every organisation I have met has told me they wish it wasn't need."

He added: "A modest addition of, say, £10,000 can be the difference between enabling the effort I have mentioned to succeed, and it failing to get off the ground."In another pledge to combat the living cost crisis, Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price called for rail fares and cap bus fares to be frozen.He said: "It is crucial the Labour Government in Wales use every tool available to them to mitigate the impact of soaring energy bills and plummeting living standards."I'm therefore glad the Welsh Government heeded Plaid Cymru's calls for warm banks, but their action must go further - freezing all rents, banning evictions over winter, halving rail fares and capping bus fares."