Second home owners in Northumberland are set to take home more than £1.4 million thanks to the Government’s plans for an automatic energy bill discount.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s latest round of support for households amid the cost of living crisis included a £400 discount on energy bills to be paid from October.
It comes after Ofgem warned the energy price cap is expected to rise by around £830 in October to around £2,800, heaping pressure on already stretched household budgets. The cap had already risen by £693 (54%) in April from the previous cap six months earlier.
