Britain is facing a tough winter. Soaring energy costs and limited gas supplies have plunged the country into the worst energy crisis for decades, and Prime Minister Liz Truss is yet to rule out the possibility of blackouts over the coming months.
30.09.2022 - 19:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Households will be dealt another blow tomorrow when the cost of energy bills is hiked again. The government's £2,500 energy price guarantee comes into effect from October 1, increasing the average household bill by around £500, from the current cap of £1,971.
The price guarantee will be in place for two years, meaning Brits will be protected from the mammoth rises that were expected to come next year, with analysts previously suggesting average annual bills could hit as much as £6,000 under Ofgem's price cap.
As with the previous cap, the government's energy price guarantee is based on what an average household is likely to spend - but it only caps the standing charges and the price per unit. Energy bills will still be based on the energy used; so, in reality, households that use more energy will be facing bills much larger than £2,500.
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Prime minister Liz Truss is facing calls to clarify recent comments she made stating that no family would have to pay more than £2,500 under the price freeze. Adam Scorer, chief executive of fuel poverty charity National Energy Action, said: “It’s simply not true that bills are capped at £2,500 and it’s vital that people understand that. The energy price guarantee is not an all-you-can-heat buffet. If you use more, you will pay more."
Households will pay 34p for every unit of electricity and 10.3p per unit of gas they use from October 1. The typical household, which contains 2.4 people, uses 2,900 units of electricity and 12,000 of gas according to Ofgem’s calculations.
Despite the price hike, there are measures people can take to protect themselves from sky-high bills. Here are three things that
Britain is facing a tough winter. Soaring energy costs and limited gas supplies have plunged the country into the worst energy crisis for decades, and Prime Minister Liz Truss is yet to rule out the possibility of blackouts over the coming months.
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.
Megan Thee Stallion has hinted that she might be involved in the fifth and final season of Stranger Things.Taking to Instagram, Stallion shared a series of photos that included her in front of a green screen holding Stranger Things-branded cue cards while another image saw her sitting in a Netflix-branded director’s chair.Megan Thee Stallion also made a point to show off her black widow nail art. The same spiders were present throughout the fourth season of Stranger Things as Henry Creel (who would go on to become the villainous Vecna) found a kinship with the eight-legged creatures.A post shared by Megan Thee Stallion (@theestallion)Recently, Megan Thee Stallion has appeared in Good Girls and P-Valley as well as a scene-stealing cameo in Marvel’s She-Hulk that saw her twerking alongside Tatiana Maslany’s reluctant superhero. However Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer have previously said season five might not feature any new characters.“Whenever we introduce a new character, we want to make sure that they’re going to be an integral part of the narrative,” said Ross.
October is already here and with it some key changes to mark through the month, ranging from rising energy costs to an important changes for UK firms.
The Snuts have been in this position before.
The Snuts have been in this position before.
Stacey Solomon has admitted that she may struggle to pay her energy bills this winter amid the cost of living crisis.
Prime Minister Liz Truss admitted that it will be a “difficult winter” for the UK hours before the new energy price cap came into force from today (Saturday, October 1). But she defended the mini-budget revealed earlier this week despite the “disruption” the plans caused.
UK charities have issued a stark warning about how high energy prices will affect children's development over the winter months.
Households all across the UK are being urged to submit a meter reading before the month ends as prices go up in October.
Households have been urged to take their energy meter readings – and try to submit them – ahead of prices rising from October 1.
Heroes Comic Con Belgium convention.He looked back on his first Comic-Con and noted that some people didn’t stand in his line, using the way his character, Lucas Sinclair, treated Millie Bobby Brown’s character, Eleven, as a way to justify their reasoning.“My very first Comic-Con, some people didn’t stand in my line because I was black.
Netflix has released a blooper reel from the filming of Stranger Things season four – check it out above.The footage debuted as part of Netflix’s TUDUM event, a global livestream featuring a number of trailers and announcements from the company’s upcoming slate.Along with the expected mess-ups, there’s a disturbing appearance from a giggling Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), a screaming Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), and an outtake from Jim Hopper’s (David Harbour) romance scene with Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder).The fifth and final season of Stranger Things is expected to start filming next year, with the story taking place entirely within Hawkins.Show creators Matt and Ross Duffer recently said they might not add new characters for the fifth season, so they can “focus on the OG characters”.“Whenever we introduce a new character, we want to make sure that they’re going to be an integral part of the narrative.
Stranger Things is officially up for sale.The house in the fictional town in Hawkins which Will (Noah Schnapp) lived in with his mother Joyce (Winona Ryder) and Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) in the Netflix series is now on the market in Fayetteville, Georgia, for $300,000.According to the house’s listing on Zillow, the three-bedroom property covers six acres of land and was built in the 1900s.“How cool would it be to own the infamous Stranger Things house? Don’t get stuck in the upside down though, this home does need a full rehab, but with the right owner the potential return on investment (ROI) could be HUGE,” the listing reads.The owners reportedly had to put up a driveway barricade and Private Property signs to stop Stranger Things fans trespassing.Meanwhile, Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer have said the fifth season of the show might not feature any new characters.Speaking to IndieWire, Ross Duffer said: “Whenever we introduce a new character, we want to make sure that they’re going to be an integral part of the narrative.“But every time we do that, we’re nervous because you go, ‘We’ve got a great cast of characters here and actors, and any moment we’re spending with a new character, we’re taking time away from one of the other actors.’ So we’re just very, very careful about who we’re introducing.”Season five of Stranger Things will be the show’s last – here’s everything we know about it so far.
Money saving guru Martin Lewis issued an important warning about the new energy guarantee in an emergency live show on Thursday night (September 22). Live on ITV, Lewis explained the new price guarantee intervention introduced by the government.
Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng are set to deliver a 'mini budget' on Friday (September 22) to detail the government's plans to tackle the soaring cost of living.
the most recent season of the show. A video depicting the terrifying brain teaser currently boasts 14.7 million views on TikTok as puzzlers’ minds are flayed over the scary sight.
the raid on Mar-a-Lago that recovered numerous classified documents that Trump illegally removed from the White House and then repeatedly lied to the government about, right? Good. Moving on.Now obviously Hannity is famously and very openly a Trump supporter. So much so that he was involved in a lot of secret conversations about Trump’s attempts to violently overturn the results of the 2020 election.