Amid the new Prime Minister's announcement that an emergency energy support package will be implemented from winter, many households may be concerned about how it will affect previously announced support.
On Thursday morning, Liz Truss confirmed that domestic bills will be frozen at £2,500 as part of a "two year energy price guarantee" to alleviate households' financial struggles during the cost of living crisis. It comes after former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government announced a variety of support to help vulnerable families cope with the rising cost of living crisis.
One of these measures was a £400 discount as part of the Energy Bills Support Scheme which will be administered by energy suppliers over a six-month period starting from October. As part of the initiative, households will initially see a discount of £66 applied to their energy bill in October and November with a further monthly discount of £67 from December through March 2023.
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Struggling households will be glad to hear that despite the energy price freeze, all households in the UK will still receive the £400 discount, according to the government. Payments from the discount will be made automatically so households will not need to apply.
Furthermore, the money being offered is simply a discount to energy bills and will be non-repayable.
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