The Budget - Energy - £400 winter fuel payment will not be renewed

16th March 2023

Government subsidies limiting typical household energy bills to £2,500 a year extended for three months, until the end of June.

£200m to bring energy charges for prepayment meters into line with prices for customers paying by direct debit - affects 4m households.

Commitment to invest £20bn over next two decades on low-carbon energy projects, with a focus on carbon capture and storage.

Nuclear energy to be classed as environmentally sustainable for investment purposes, with promise of more public funding.

£63m to help leisure centres with rising swimming pool heating costs, and invest to become more energy efficient.

Typical household energy bills in Britain had been due to rise to £3,000 a year from April, but instead will be kept at £2,500 until the end of June.

But a £400 winter fuel payment will not be renewed, meaning households' costs will still rise in the short term.