Household bills could be slashed by £400 'if clock change is scrapped'

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Some 28 million households across the UK with a direct domestic electricity contract with their supplier will receive a £400 rebate this winter to help with rising energy bills. The money will be deducted automatically from Direct Debits or smart meters for the next six months, finishing at the end of March 2023.

The UK Government has said it is “working urgently” with local authorities and Devolved Administrations to finalise the details of providing the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme to people who do not have a direct electricity connection with their supplier. This includes private tenants with an all-inclusive rental agreement and people living in a park home or on a houseboat.

People in the UK have been warned to prepare for planned blackouts this winter.

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Heating bill s are set to jump this winter and with the next one to be the first issued since the energy cap rise came into effect - households across the UK are doing all they can to cut costs.

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The Mirror said the family, which includes five children, abandoned their previous home in Ukraine and eventually ended up in Berkshire in South East England. Upon getting to the United Kingdom, the suddenly-vagabond family was not without its challenges, as they had no money or shelter and didn't speak English.Rod was put in touch with the family and decided to fund them for a year as they settle into new lives in the three-story red-brick townhouse.In detailing his first meeting with the family, Rod told The Mirror, "I walked through the door and they all came running down the stairs, all beautifully dressed in Ukrainian national costume. It was so lovely that they all made that effort.

Sir Rod Stewart has funded a Ukrainian refugee family’s new life in England – finding them a house and paying all their bills. The 77 year old legendary singer rented the three-storey townhouse in Berkshire for husband and wife ­Rostyslav and Olena and their five children, aged between two and 17, after becoming dismayed with the plight of people in the war-torn country. Rostyslav and Olena fled their home in Ukraine with their kids after the Russian invasion – embarking on a dangerous journey over the border and across Europe before finally arriving in the UK.

The Minister for Work and Welfare has said that the UK Government “understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living” and has taken further “decisive action” to support households with their energy bills. Victoria Prentis MP, also said that the £37 billion in financial support includes up to £650 in cost of living payments, which have been designed to target support at around eight million low-income households on means-tested benefits and older people receiving Pension Credit.

On Monday, new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said he and the Prime Minister had “reluctantly” agreed it would not be responsible to keep the £2,500 energy price guarantee beyond April 2023. The UK Government support replaced the Ofgem price cap and was originally planned to be in place for two years, until 2024.

Jeremy Hunt has announced that help with energy bills for households will only last until April next year. The newly-appointed Chancellor confirmed the decision during an economic statement on Monday (October 17).

Ofgem is set to launch a new campaign to help people understand how they can reduce their energy use and bring bills down this winter, the regulator's boss has revealed. Jonathan Brearley said his organisation was working with energy companies to help them assist customers through what will prove to be a tough winter.

Millions of households are facing a challenging winter as the temperatures begin to drop and the daylight hours get shorter. Many people will be putting on an extra layer of clothing instead of central heating this year in an effort to keep energy bills down due to the rising cost of living.

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