Some people will not receive the £400 discount applied to gas and electricity bills that was announced last week. The measure, intended to ease the burden of energy bill hikes, will benefit some 28 million households across England, Scotland and Wales.
But those who are not directly responsible for paying their energy bills will miss out on the discount. For instance, renters whose energy bill is included in their rent will not receive it.
In these cases the discount will go to their landlords. While theoretically this should result in the renters being charged less, there is no way that can technically be enforced.
