Autumn is officially here, which means the weather is set to become considerably colder and windier over the coming weeks and with energy bills about to rise for millions of households across the UK, most people will be trying to keep usage and costs down as much as possible.
The UK Government’s £2,500 Energy Price Guarantee will be in place until 2024, but even with the £400 discount being applied to every household with a domestic electricity account - which reduces the annual bill for those on the standard tariff with typical usage to £2,100 - it’s still a increase on already straining budgets.
In a written response to a query from Labour (Co-op) MP, Lloyd Russell-Moyle, on how the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) “plans to provide support for pensioners who experience fuel poverty in autumn 2022 in the context of rising energy costs” the DWP has outlined all the available and upcoming support people over State Pension age may be due over the colder months.
