Starmer Urged To Help Households As Energy Bills Rise By £149 A Year

2nd October 2024

The problem if heating homes is not going away soon for the UK government. Yesterday Alex Lawson in the Guardian newspaper set out the issues with the Resolution Foundation research as the starting point.

Keir Starmer has been urged to intervene to help households tackle rising gas and electricity bills this winter, as average energy bills rise by £149 a year from Tuesday.

The Resolution Foundation thinktank said the prime minister must "do more to support vulnerable households" no longer eligible for winter fuel payments - as well as those who were never eligible - after its research found 7.7 million households were likely to struggle to heat their homes this winter.

Starmer has faced sustained criticism over the government's decision to cut winter fuel payments for all but the poorest pensioners receiving pension credit.

The energy price cap, set by the industry regulator Ofgem and covering October to December, will rise by 10% to £1,717 a year for an average dual-fuel household in Great Britain paying by direct debit. The increase adds to pressure on household bills just as temperatures drop and many consumers switch the heating back on.

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