Chancellor ‘deeply concerned’ people could freeze this winter
2 years, 3 months ago

Chancellor ‘deeply concerned’ people could freeze this winter

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi said he is “deeply concerned” some Britons could freeze this winter if they are cannot afford to pay their energy bills. Asked how worried he was about that some could freeze during the cost of living crisis this winter, Mr Zahawi told Sky News: “I’m deeply concerned.” The chancellor said “nobody should be cut off this winter because they can’t afford their ” – but could not guarantee some families in debt will see their gas and electricity shut off. Asked if the £37bn of support package already set out this year was enough, he said: “Of course it’s not … More help, beyond the £37bn, is coming.” Truss, who remains the strong favourite to win the Tory leadership race, has yet to commit to any further direct support payments to ease the pain of soaring energy bills. Prof Ian Sinha of Liverpool’s Alder Hey children’s hospital, co-author of the report, told The Guardian that he had “no doubt” the energy crisis would cost some children’s lives this winter.

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DAN HODGES: 'Pensioners will die freezing and alone', a minister confided to me about the winter fuel axe. And more Labour MPs tell me they fear worse is to come
2 weeks, 3 days ago

DAN HODGES: 'Pensioners will die freezing and alone', a minister confided to me about the winter fuel axe. And more Labour MPs tell me they fear worse is to come

Daily Mail  

It will begin with an unanswered knock on the door. But among the Cabinet, Labour MPs and party activists, there is a growing belief the decision to unexpectedly axe pensioners’ £300 winter fuel allowance has become a ticking timebomb under Sir Keir Starmer’s fledgling premiership. I have yet to find a single person within Labour’s ranks who genuinely believes in …

Labour minister Liz Kendall is urged to refund taxpayer money used to heat her second home - after axing £300 winter fuel payment to pensioners
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Labour minister Liz Kendall is urged to refund taxpayer money used to heat her second home - after axing £300 winter fuel payment to pensioners

Daily Mail  

The Cabinet Minister responsible for slashing Winter Fuel Payments for millions of pensioners last night faced calls to return money she claimed for her own energy bills from the taxpayer. This is an emergency situation - and this news makes me even more angry.’ Labour MP Liz Kendall is being urged to return taxpayers' money used to heat her second …

In the bleak mid-winter, energy prices will rise – but ‘shopping around’ won’t help
1 month ago

In the bleak mid-winter, energy prices will rise – but ‘shopping around’ won’t help

The Independent  

As if the announcement of yet another energy price hike wasn’t bad enough, Ofgem has added insult to injury by telling the British public to simply “shop around” for better tariffs. The energy watchdog clearly knew that it was going to take some heat by releasing the information in the midst of a cold snap, when energy bills are at …

Labour calls on ministers to reverse decision to axe fuel insecurity fund
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour calls on ministers to reverse decision to axe fuel insecurity fund

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Instead of focusing on what it can’t do rather …

Charities concerned over limiting winter fuel payments as energy prices rise
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Charities concerned over limiting winter fuel payments as energy prices rise

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The increase in the energy …

Winter fuel payment cut will put pensioners in hospital, Labour MPs fear
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Winter fuel payment cut will put pensioners in hospital, Labour MPs fear

The Independent  

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Winter fuel payment cuts leaving pensioners ‘worried sick’, MPs warned
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Winter fuel payment cuts leaving pensioners ‘worried sick’, MPs warned

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pensioners are “worried sick” about how they will heat their …

Chancellor defends winter fuel payment cut amid ‘frightened’ pensioners warning
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chancellor defends winter fuel payment cut amid ‘frightened’ pensioners warning

The Independent  

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Watch: Chancellor Rachel Reeves questioned on Budget after Keir Starmer admitted it will be ‘painful’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: Chancellor Rachel Reeves questioned on Budget after Keir Starmer admitted it will be ‘painful’

The Independent  

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Labour urges energy firms to support awareness campaign for winter bills help
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour urges energy firms to support awareness campaign for winter bills help

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Government is planning to …

Energy bosses meet minister as Chancellor defends winter fuel payment squeeze
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Energy bosses meet minister as Chancellor defends winter fuel payment squeeze

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It was a decision that I had to make …

Energy bosses and Government discuss ways to support vulnerable households
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Energy bosses and Government discuss ways to support vulnerable households

The Independent  

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Almost half of people worried about winter energy bills, research finds
1 year, 1 month ago

Almost half of people worried about winter energy bills, research finds

The Independent  

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Chancellor must ‘stop the worry’ for families by raising benefits with inflation
1 year, 2 months ago

Chancellor must ‘stop the worry’ for families by raising benefits with inflation

The Independent  

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‘Life or death:’ As Britons buckle under the cost of living crisis, many resort to ‘warm banks’ for heat this winter
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Life or death:’ As Britons buckle under the cost of living crisis, many resort to ‘warm banks’ for heat this winter

CNN  

London CNN — In a community center in central London, a young child plays in a makeshift area as her caregiver rocks her stroller and chats to a friend. “Poverty has been building up over the last dozen years and getting worse,” says Marmot, director of University College London’s Institute of Health Equity. “There’s surprisingly lots of people that do …

Ministers ‘examining other options’ to get energy payments to Northern Ireland
2 years ago

Ministers ‘examining other options’ to get energy payments to Northern Ireland

The Independent  

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UK ‘to face worst downturn of major economies’ in 2023, says OECD
2 years, 1 month ago

UK ‘to face worst downturn of major economies’ in 2023, says OECD

The Independent  

The government was today accused of sending the country into an economic “doom loop” after new forecasts suggest Britain will rank bottom of the growth league table for major economies for the next two years in succession. It also said that the UK was vulnerable to blackouts over the coming months, warning: “A particularly cold winter could risk supply disruptions, …

UK government not asking people to use less energy, minister says
2 years, 2 months ago

UK government not asking people to use less energy, minister says

Hindustan Times  

The British government is not asking people to use less energy, climate minister Graham Stuart said on Friday, following a warning from the National Grid that homes and businesses could face three-hour planned power cuts this winter. UK Energy Crisis: Britain's Minister for Climate at the Department of Business Graham Stuart leaves from 10 Downing Street in central London. When …

Liz Truss caps energy bills until 2024
2 years, 3 months ago

Liz Truss caps energy bills until 2024

The Independent  

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Warning 1.3 million Britons will be pushed into poverty even with energy bill freeze
2 years, 3 months ago

Warning 1.3 million Britons will be pushed into poverty even with energy bill freeze

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A further 1.3 million Britons will be pushed into poverty …

New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss inherits an economic storm
2 years, 3 months ago

New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss inherits an economic storm

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s new prime minister has pledged to rebuild the economy and “ride out the storm” gathering over the country, but Liz Truss faces a daunting job. Here’s a look at the scale of the economic challenges that Truss faces and how she is expected to tackle them: HIGH ENERGY COSTS At the top of Truss’ agenda is a …

Liz Truss vows ‘never again’ on exorbitant energy bills
2 years, 3 months ago

Liz Truss vows ‘never again’ on exorbitant energy bills

The Telegraph  

Britons must never again be forced to pay exorbitant energy bills, Liz Truss will declare on Thursday as she promises more North Sea drilling and ditches the fracking ban. Annual energy bills will be frozen at around £2,500 for the average household both this winter and next, and green levies will be scrapped. “Putin’s war in Ukraine and weaponisation of …

We can ride out the storm, says Liz Truss as she freezes energy bills
2 years, 3 months ago

We can ride out the storm, says Liz Truss as she freezes energy bills

The Telegraph  

Liz Truss on Tuesday declared that Britain could “ride out the storm” of the cost of living crisis as she prepared to freeze annual energy bills for households at around £2,500. Speaking from the steps of Number 10 under grey clouds, the new Prime Minister used her first speech to reassure the country that financial help was coming. Household energy …

Nearly one in four ‘won’t turn on heating this winter’ as energy bills soar
2 years, 3 months ago

Nearly one in four ‘won’t turn on heating this winter’ as energy bills soar

The Independent  

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Chancellor urges public to cut back on energy use as bills crisis mounts
2 years, 3 months ago

Chancellor urges public to cut back on energy use as bills crisis mounts

The Independent  

The chancellor has urged the public to cut back on their energy use as the crisis over household bills mounts, with analysts predicting they could surge to £10,000 a year and campaigners warning lives will be lost. Nadhim Zahawi said he was working “flat out” to ensure the next prime minister would be able to offer help to those who …

Chancellor piles pressure on Liz Truss with call for energy bills help for £45,000 earners
2 years, 3 months ago

Chancellor piles pressure on Liz Truss with call for energy bills help for £45,000 earners

The Independent  

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Millions of Britons at risk of poverty, cold-home deaths as energy prices soar
2 years, 3 months ago

Millions of Britons at risk of poverty, cold-home deaths as energy prices soar

ABC  

A British charity is warning millions of people in the UK are at risk of poverty and death, after the national energy regulator announced power bills in the United Kingdom were about to jump 80 per cent for consumers. Key points: British energy regulator Ofgem has announced the UK's energy price cap will rise to an average of 3,549 pounds …

Public should cut back on energy use, says chancellor in government U-turn
2 years, 3 months ago

Public should cut back on energy use, says chancellor in government U-turn

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Adam Bell, the former head of energy strategy for the government, predicted a 10 per …

Energy price hike will ‘cost lives’ and leave children hungry, charities warn
2 years, 3 months ago

Energy price hike will ‘cost lives’ and leave children hungry, charities warn

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “More help is desperately needed for poorest or people will die this winter due to …

Martin Lewis: 'The energy price rise is a catastrophe. Plain and simple'
2 years, 3 months ago

Martin Lewis: 'The energy price rise is a catastrophe. Plain and simple'

The Telegraph  

A spokesman for the Liz Truss campaign said: "Today’s announcement will cause grave concern to many people across the UK who will be worried about paying their bills. "Liz will work flat out to deliver long term energy affordability and security, unleashing more energy by maximising our North Sea oil and gas production - helping keep bills down in the …

UK’s health leaders warn of ‘health emergency’ over energy cost
2 years, 4 months ago

UK’s health leaders warn of ‘health emergency’ over energy cost

Al Jazeera  

The NHS Confederation appeals to the UK government to help the most vulnerable with the spiraling cost of energy. British health leaders have made an unprecedented appeal to the government to help the most vulnerable with the spiralling cost of energy to prevent a “public health emergency” this winter. “As health leaders, we are clear that unless urgent action is …

What is Labour’s plan to freeze energy bills?
2 years, 4 months ago

What is Labour’s plan to freeze energy bills?

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. During a media blitz on Monday morning, the Labour leader’s …

Keir Starmer’s energy price cap freeze ‘could cost as much as Covid furlough scheme’
2 years, 4 months ago

Keir Starmer’s energy price cap freeze ‘could cost as much as Covid furlough scheme’

The Telegraph  

A source close to Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor, said the scheme would merely defer the pain for families and create a “huge cliff edge on April 1”. Sir Keir told BBC Breakfast: “This plan is a fully costed plan for the six months taking us through the autumn and into the spring of next year. Sharon Graham, the boss …

Struggling with energy bills and the cost of living? You'll get instant help, vows LIZ TRUSS
2 years, 4 months ago

Struggling with energy bills and the cost of living? You'll get instant help, vows LIZ TRUSS

Daily Mail  

We are set for tough times over the next year, but I have never believed in consigning ourselves to decline. I am focused on seeing our economy and country through to better days by growing the size of the pie, boosting wages, and supporting jobs to save us from the misery of recession. I will continue what Boris Johnson started …

UK ‘could face four day blackouts and gas cuts’ under ‘worst case scenario’ energy plan
2 years, 4 months ago

UK ‘could face four day blackouts and gas cuts’ under ‘worst case scenario’ energy plan

The Independent  

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Government ‘not taking cost of living crisis seriously’
2 years, 4 months ago

Government ‘not taking cost of living crisis seriously’

The Telegraph  

More than two in five people believe the Government is not taking the cost of living crisis seriously despite almost two-thirds of the public already struggling to pay energy bills, a new poll reveals. Asked how seriously the Government was taking the crisis, 36 per cent said “seriously” but 43 per cent said “not seriously”. The poll also suggested support …

Government to ask Britons to ‘turn off lights and turn down thermostats’ over winter energy shortage fears
2 years, 5 months ago

Government to ask Britons to ‘turn off lights and turn down thermostats’ over winter energy shortage fears

The Independent  

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Tory disdain for the poor is fuelling UK’s cost of living crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

Tory disdain for the poor is fuelling UK’s cost of living crisis

Al Jazeera  

The British working class is struggling because this country is being led by a party whose members have nothing but contempt for the poor. According to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, more than 250,000 households across the country will fall into “destitution” as early as next year – taking the number of those living in extreme poverty …

There is nothing in spring statement to reduce bills, says Kate Forbes
2 years, 9 months ago

There is nothing in spring statement to reduce bills, says Kate Forbes

The Independent  

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Government’s home heating strategy will miss net zero targets, MPs warn
2 years, 10 months ago

Government’s home heating strategy will miss net zero targets, MPs warn

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government’s efforts to cut climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions from Britain’s home heating, "lack strategic …

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