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Energy price guarantee to be extended at £2,500 - what the change means for you

The Chancellor made the announcement in his Spring Budget

Manchester Evening News

Budget 2023: Four million households to see energy bills slashed under new prepayment help

From July, prepay customers will no longer pay more than direct debit households as part of new help confirmed today in the Budget by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt

Daily Mirror

Scots to face £67-a-month energy bill increase despite price freeze extension in Budget

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed ahead of his Budget speech that the Energy Price Guarantee will be extended for another three months.

Daily Record

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Households still facing £67-a-month energy bills rise despite Energy Price Guarantee extension

The chief executive of Citizens Advice said it was 'not all good news'

Wales Online

Households ‘not out of the woods yet’ despite Energy Price Guarantee extension

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that the EPG, which limits a typical household energy bill to £2,500, will be extended for another three months.

The Independent UK

Government confirms Energy Price Guarantee extension

The Energy Price Guarantee extension means household energy bills will remain at £2,500 for an extra three months

The Money Edit

What Jeremy Hunt’s U-turn on energy bills support means for you

From how much households could be paying to what prompted the rethink

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Energy bills boost for millions of households with support extended until the summer

It comes as the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is set to confirm new cost of living support at the Spring Budget - including ending the pre-payment meter premium and help with childcare costs

Chronicle Live

Calls for energy social tariff after Hunt makes budget U-turn over bills support

Campaigners unite with suppliers to call on ministers to give long-term help to struggling households

The Guardian - UK

Energy bills 'to rise by £160 for millions of households within weeks'

Households who pay via standing order, credit, debit card or cheque will reportedly face higher bills

Wales Online

Energy bill warning as 5.5million households 'will pay up to £160 more' in weeks

On average, customers who pay for their enery on receipt of their bills will end up paying £160 more than those who pay by direct debit or through a prepayment meter

Daily Mirror

Ofgem takes action against suppliers which have ‘failed to follow the rules’

The energy regulator said that it had examined whether suppliers were living up to their duties towards businesses.

The Independent UK

Ban on forced prepayment meters will continue beyond March, says Ofgem

Head of Great Britain’s energy regulator tells MPs installations will not resume without adherence to forthcoming code of practice

The Guardian - UK

First pylon felled in a new Loch Lomond project to enhance scenery

The electrical infrastructure in Killin was originally installed in the 1950s ...

The National (Scotland)

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Manchester Evening News

Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget: What we know and the announcements to look for - including energy bills, benefits, childcare and more

A wide variety of economic issues will be tackled in the Chancellor's Spring Budget on Wednesday

Wales Online

Energy suppliers could soon offer £2,500 fixed price deals

Experts had previously thought prices would increase to £3,000 on April 1

Daily Mirror

More than four million struggling households set to see their energy bills slashed

From July, prepayment meters customers will no longer pay more than direct debit households, in a move the treasury says will save households £45 a year

The Guardian - UK

British Gas debt agents made third of all applications to force-fit prepay meters

Exclusive: Arvato, which fitted the meters in England and Wales, made 122,536 requests and had only 11 rejected

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Daily Record

People finding it difficult to pay bills this month urged to seek free advice from charity

We also have a guide on how to ask your energy provider for help if you are struggling to pay heating bills.

Chronicle Live

Your rights if you have had a prepay meter fitted against your will

Ofgem tells energy firms to pay out over force-fitted pay-as-you-go meters and campaigners want to hear if you are affected

Chronicle Live

Calls grow for a 'social tariff' to help low-income families afford energy bills

Citizens Advice joins Ofgem and Martin Lewis to pressure Government to introduce cheaper energy for fuel poor households

Daily Mirror

How you can BEAT Awful April bill rises - from council tax to phone and broadband

Consumer rights expert Martyn James has rounded up all the prices rises that are incoming this April, from council tax bills to phone and broadband and energy

Chronicle Live

Energy crisis: April's £500 bills hike set to be scrapped

There are rumours that next month's bills are being prepared as if the £2,500 cap will stay have sparked poverty campaigners' hopes

The National (Scotland)

Subsea power cable to bring renewable energy from Orkney to mainland Scotland

Orkney is set for an undersea power cable which will carry renewable energy to the Scottish mainland.

Daily Mirror

Energy bills 20% hike in April set to be SCRAPPED as Tories bow to pressure

The Energy Price Guarantee is currently set at £2,500 a year for the typical household and is set to increase to £3,000 from April, but this looks now set to be delayed

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