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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

£110bn needed to cover energy bill rises over next year, study finds

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The government would need to spend more than £110bn to cover almost all of Britons’ extra energy costs over the next year, a new report by Institute for Government (IfG) has found.

It would cost £23bn to cover October’s energy price cap hike, according to the think tank – with the average household set to spend £900 more on energy this autumn than was expected only three months ago.

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