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How will John Healey’s energy support package affect you?

Global Published 29 October 2026, 10:00 · archived 29 Oct 2026

Chancellor’s ‘new course’ includes a £100 one-off payment, low-carbon upgrade loans and an end to standing chargesJohn Healey has unveiled a package of support for households being buffeted by “global economic storms”.“I’m setting a new course to get energy costs down in line with Europe,” the chancellor said in his maiden budget. In the long term, he hopes that changes in how Britain covers the cost of renewables and grid upgrades will “drive down all aspects of energy bills”. Continue reading...

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