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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joe Sommerlad

March dates for DWP payments, benefits, pensions and cost of living top ups

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This month many in the UK will still be looking anxiously at their energy bills and thinking twice about switching the heating on.

Ofgem has announced that its cap on the amount suppliers can charge for energy for average dual fuel, direct debit customers will fall by 23 per cent for the three months from 1 April to £3,280, from £4,279 for the January to March quarter. But campaigners warn that imminent changes to the government support measures, introduced last year to tackle soaring domestic energy costs, mean many could actually end up paying more.

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