There will be no extra help for people to pay their energy bills after April, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said, with the energy cap set to rise from £2,500 to £3,000. Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has called the increase a "national act of harm" and wrote to the Chancellor to ask what was being done.
As well as the increase in the energy bill price cap, the £400 energy bill discount for most homes will end at the start of April. The Department for Work and Pensions will continue to hand out cash already announced for pensioners and people on some benefits.
Jeremy Hunt has indicated there is no headroom for a “major new initiative” to help households with energy bills which are set to soar from April.
