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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joe Sommerlad

Who is eligible for help with energy bills and council tax?

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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced an aid package for British households worth a combined £350 in an attempt to ease the pain of rocketing energy bills.

Mr Sunak unveiled the measures to the House of Commons earlier this month after Ofgem, the UK regulator, announced that its energy price cap would have to be raised by a record-breaking 54 per cent in response to spiralling global gas prices.

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