Johnson: More cash coming to support consumersOutgoing prime minister Boris Johnson has said the government will announce further support next month for consumers struggling with energy bills.
Johnson told reporters that previously announced support was coming this autumn – such as the £650 payment for the eight million most vulnerable households, and £300 cost of living payment for pensioners.
That support is “clearly now going to be augmented, increased by extra cash that the government is plainly going to be announcing in September”, Johnson said.
However, Johnson doesn’t give details of this extra cash – and as he has less than two weeks in office, we’ll have to wait for his successor to announce their plans.
Johnson adds that the government can’t cap bills for ‘absolutely everybody’, and should focus on the most vulnerable, saying:
“But what I don’t think we should be doing is trying to cap the whole thing for absolutely everybody, the richest households in the country.”
UK PM JOHNSON: EXISTING ENERGY BILL SUPPORT SCHEMES ARE CLEARLY GOING TO BE AUGMENTED BY EXTRA CASH #News #Forex #JOHNSON
— Capital Hungry (@Capital_Hungry) August 26, 2022 Johnson warns that the winter will be ‘tough’:
This will go on for a few months, and it will go on over the winter, and it will be tough.
He adds that the whole world is suffering an energy spike from Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, but in the end Putin’s ability to impose economic blackmail will diminish over time, as countries cut their reliance on Russian energy.
The UK, for example, didn’t import any energy from Russia in June, for the first time since at least 1997.
£7. Some analysts sceptical about prices sustaining these ultra highs… pic.twitter.com/bjzfbxzY5z
— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) August 26, 2022n”,”url”:”https://twitter.com/faisalislam/status/1563063012436869122″,”id”:”1563063012436869122″,”hasMedia”:false,”role”:”inline”,”isThirdPartyTracking”:false,”source”:”Twitter”,”elementId”:”14b88c55-1f5a-4bf3-bb70-6cb200767934″}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1661500173000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”08.49 BST”,”blockLastUpdated”:1661501061000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”:”09.04 BST”,”blockFirstPublished”:1661501061000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”09.04 BST”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”09.04″,”title”:”Analysts: Typical annual energy bill could hit £6,600 a year in April”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”Fri 26 Aug 2022 13.16 BST”,”secondaryDateLine”:”First published on Fri 26 Aug 2022 06.31 BST”},{“id”:”63087a6d8f088e8ce8eb0d9f”,”elements”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, says the price cap rise is simply unaffordable and mustn’t go ahead.
“,”elementId”:”31d93686-f053-4bee-b7c2-662557934ce2″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”She adds:
“,”elementId”:”f28db39c-1323-46cc-a860-0368c7af04ef”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:” n This rise must be cancelled, with the UK government and energy companies then agreeing a package to fund the cost of a freeze over a longer period, coupled with fundamental reform of the energy market.”
n”,”elementId”:”4c7e38a5-abca-432e-93b5-90f8628cff2e”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TweetBlockElement”,”html”:”This is simply unaffordable for millions. It cannot be allowed to go ahead. This rise must be cancelled, with the UK gov and energy companies then agreeing a package to fund the cost of a freeze over a longer period, coupled with fundamental reform of the energy market t.co/bDXM7fDeyD
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) August 26, 2022n”,”url”:”https://twitter.com/NicolaSturgeon/status/1563045157532225536″,”id”:”1563045157532225536″,”hasMedia”:false,”role”:”inline”,”isThirdPartyTracking”:false,”source”:”Twitter”,”elementId”:”4f6790b8-12cc-4e59-b543-8a26dbb39399″}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1661500013000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”08.46 BST”,”blockLastUpdated”:1661500139000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”:”08.48 BST”,”blockFirstPublished”:1661500140000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”08.49 BST”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”08.49″,”title”:”Sturgeon: price cap rise cannot be allowed to go ahead”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”Fri 26 Aug 2022 13.16 BST”,”secondaryDateLine”:”First published on Fri 26 Aug 2022 06.31 BST”},{“id”:”63086a158f088e8ce8eb0d17″,”elements”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”Money saving expert Martin Lewis has warned that people will die this winter because they can’t afford to heat their homes, unless the government provides more support with energy bills.
“,”elementId”:”1091e070-818e-4c66-a22e-5360205d6cc9″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”Lewis tells the Today programme that the new price cap, from 1 October, is 37% of the new state pension. It’s a even bigger proportion for those who retired earlier, and for those on universal credit.
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“,”elementId”:”089f3e6f-6591-4800-8550-2dc968e2f91e”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:” n This is a catastrophe, plain and simple. Unaffordable.
n”,”elementId”:”d3ba0b1d-b82c-4f52-98af-3b614ce72204″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”Ofgem’s Jonathan Brearley has effectively said that the crisis is now ‘out of our hands, and beyond our power’ when he called for government intervention this morning, Lewis explains, saying:
“,”elementId”:”c7dcf2c3-a0e0-41ad-9e6f-c93902a9a6ed”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:” n If we do not get further government intervention, on top of what was announced in May, then lives will be lost this winter.
n Too many people to think about, because of these unaffordable, terrible, rises in energy bills.
n”,”elementId”:”6c403ef2-2351-4095-a59a-bfaa3016a8c1″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”Lewis also points out that the £3,549 price cap figure is an average for those on direct debit –- those with higher than average energy use will pay more, as will those on pre-payment meters.
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“,”elementId”:”3b10d52e-8e0a-403b-a239-a957cd492ff9″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:” n We are in an absolutely horrendous situation, and it is going to get even worse in January when the cap for somebody on typical use will move up to over £4,000.
n”,”elementId”:”1152ba79-3750-4142-b3f1-fda790f216cb”}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1661495829000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”07.37 BST”,”blockLastUpdated”:1661509608000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”:”11.26 BST”,”blockFirstPublished”:1661496744000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”07.52 BST”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”07.52″,”title”:”Martin Lewis: lives will be lost this winter without more help”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”Fri 26 Aug 2022 13.16 BST”,”secondaryDateLine”:”First published on Fri 26 Aug 2022 06.31 BST”},{“id”:”630866c98f08b9ef100e1b80″,”elements”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi says the government was “working flat out” to develop a new package of support for consumers.
“,”elementId”:”1d9eb6ac-d3d7-46a8-9356-b35acc3e77af”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”Responding to the 80% jump in the price cap, Zahawi says:
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n This will mean the incoming Prime Minister can hit the ground running and deliver support to those who need it most, as soon as possible.”
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Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi says this will cause “stress and anxiety” for many.
No new support from this government, but Chancellor says he's working “flat out to develop options” for the next PM to introduce.t.co/7uKJgMY04G
— David Wallace Lockhart (@BBCDavidWL) August 26, 2022n”,”url”:”https://twitter.com/BBCDavidWL/status/1563050895881154561″,”id”:”1563050895881154561″,”hasMedia”:false,”role”:”inline”,”isThirdPartyTracking”:false,”source”:”Twitter”,”elementId”:”652cf9c8-f82a-4283-ae21-17ec83d05422″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”But six months ago, the government had a package of support ready to coincide with Ofgem’s previous price cap announcement. This time, the Conservative leadership campaign means millions of households must wait to see what help will be provided.
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n The response will need to match the scale of the crisis we have before us. With the right support in place and with regulator, government, industry and consumers working together, we can find a way through this.”
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“,”elementId”:”2c1c6534-0e4e-493a-85a3-0235db6cec03″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:” n I talk to customers regularly and I know that today’s news will be very worrying for many.
n”,”elementId”:”e3bb97b1-7524-4b8a-89d8-a949f7df591b”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”Brearley points the blame at Moscow, for squeezing gas supplies to Europe, driving up wholesale prices:
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n They have slowly and deliberately turned off the gas supplies to Europe causing harm to our households, businesses and wider economy. Ofgem has no choice but to reflect these cost increases in the price cap.
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“,”elementId”:”66ce3d06-6e2e-46c4-9792-e0313a166f9f”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”This should meaning that customers only pay exactly what they need to, the regulator says, adding:
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n However, unlike energy producers and extractors, most domestic suppliers are currently not making a profit.
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n “The rest of Europe is facing the same challenge, which will loom large as winter sets in.
n “If I am elected leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister, I will take decisive action on entering No 10 to provide immediate support, but will also tackle the root causes of these issues so we are never again in this difficult position.
n “To those of you feeling the squeeze, my message is clear: I will ensure support is on its way and we get through these tough times.”
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n “Labour’s fully-funded plan to freeze bills and save households £1,000 this winter is a simple matter of common sense and fairness. We will not allow oil and gas giants to make record profits from the suffering of ordinary families and businesses. It’s astounding the government does not understand this.
n “As well as acting to fix the immediate problem, Labour will also bring down bills in the long-term by investing in sustainable British energy and insulating homes across the country.
n “The fact the government is absent at this time of national crisis is unforgiveable. Families and business owners are worried sick. Everyone is now feeling the harsh reality of the Tories’ failure. The country deserves strong leadership, urgent action and a plan for the future. Only Labour can give Britain the fresh start it needs.”
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n “We want an emergency budget. We want the government to say what they are going to do. This announcement is going to strike fear into the hearts of families up and down the country. Urgent action is needed. Everyone has come up with plans for action apart from Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak – the two people who can actually do something about it – who have been silent.”
n”,”elementId”:”b7e96e99-3355-4657-b04b-dd0f03f44449″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”Here’s the full story:
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“,”elementId”:”617c961f-6709-4eab-84e6-767981002ada”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TweetBlockElement”,”html”:”We think Chair Powell should send a “pivot” signal tomorrow, i.e. a transition to slower rate hikes going forward. The global economy is going into recession, led by the Euro zone, and growth is very weak in China. That will inevitably spill back into the US and slow inflation… pic.twitter.com/neDlNNwlgE
— Robin Brooks (@RobinBrooksIIF) August 25, 2022n”,”url”:”https://twitter.com/RobinBrooksIIF/status/1562880972722343938″,”id”:”1562880972722343938″,”hasMedia”:false,”role”:”inline”,”isThirdPartyTracking”:false,”source”:”Twitter”,”elementId”:”af080b3a-368a-4886-96db-270aaf23625a”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.SubheadingBlockElement”,”html”:”The agenda”,”elementId”:”6b585998-6e62-44c0-a8c9-e43518e18c36″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:” n 7am BST: Ofgem announces UK price cap changes
n 7am BST: GfK’s German consumer confidence survey
n 1.30pm BST: US PCE index of inflation for July
n 3pm BST: Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell speaks at Jackson Hole
n 3pm BST: University of Michican’s consumer confidence index for August
n”,”elementId”:”ee7a7e89-4e48-46a7-af6e-e0b82f458567″}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1661491872000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”06.31 BST”,”blockLastUpdated”:1661491856000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”:”06.30 BST”,”blockFirstPublished”:1661491872000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”06.31 BST”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”06.31″,”title”:”Introduction: Ofgem to announce energy price cap today”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”Fri 26 Aug 2022 13.16 BST”,”secondaryDateLine”:”First published on Fri 26 Aug 2022 06.31 BST”}],”filterKeyEvents”:false,”format”:{“display”:0,”theme”:0,”design”:10},”id”:”key-events-carousel-mobile”}”>Key events
£7. Some analysts sceptical about prices sustaining these ultra highs… pic.twitter.com/bjzfbxzY5z
— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) August 26, 2022n”,”url”:”https://twitter.com/faisalislam/status/1563063012436869122″,”id”:”1563063012436869122″,”hasMedia”:false,”role”:”inline”,”isThirdPartyTracking”:false,”source”:”Twitter”,”elementId”:”14b88c55-1f5a-4bf3-bb70-6cb200767934″}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1661500173000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”08.49 BST”,”blockLastUpdated”:1661501061000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”:”09.04 BST”,”blockFirstPublished”:1661501061000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”09.04 BST”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”09.04″,”title”:”Analysts: Typical annual energy bill could hit £6,600 a year in April”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”Fri 26 Aug 2022 13.16 BST”,”secondaryDateLine”:”First published on Fri 26 Aug 2022 06.31 BST”},{“id”:”63087a6d8f088e8ce8eb0d9f”,”elements”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, says the price cap rise is simply unaffordable and mustn’t go ahead.
“,”elementId”:”31d93686-f053-4bee-b7c2-662557934ce2″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”She adds:
“,”elementId”:”f28db39c-1323-46cc-a860-0368c7af04ef”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:” n This rise must be cancelled, with the UK government and energy companies then agreeing a package to fund the cost of a freeze over a longer period, coupled with fundamental reform of the energy market.”
n”,”elementId”:”4c7e38a5-abca-432e-93b5-90f8628cff2e”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TweetBlockElement”,”html”:”This is simply unaffordable for millions. It cannot be allowed to go ahead. This rise must be cancelled, with the UK gov and energy companies then agreeing a package to fund the cost of a freeze over a longer period, coupled with fundamental reform of the energy market t.co/bDXM7fDeyD
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) August 26, 2022n”,”url”:”https://twitter.com/NicolaSturgeon/status/1563045157532225536″,”id”:”1563045157532225536″,”hasMedia”:false,”role”:”inline”,”isThirdPartyTracking”:false,”source”:”Twitter”,”elementId”:”4f6790b8-12cc-4e59-b543-8a26dbb39399″}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1661500013000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”08.46 BST”,”blockLastUpdated”:1661500139000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”:”08.48 BST”,”blockFirstPublished”:1661500140000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”08.49 BST”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”08.49″,”title”:”Sturgeon: price cap rise cannot be allowed to go ahead”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”Fri 26 Aug 2022 13.16 BST”,”secondaryDateLine”:”First published on Fri 26 Aug 2022 06.31 BST”},{“id”:”63086a158f088e8ce8eb0d17″,”elements”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”Money saving expert Martin Lewis has warned that people will die this winter because they can’t afford to heat their homes, unless the government provides more support with energy bills.
“,”elementId”:”1091e070-818e-4c66-a22e-5360205d6cc9″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”Lewis tells the Today programme that the new price cap, from 1 October, is 37% of the new state pension. It’s a even bigger proportion for those who retired earlier, and for those on universal credit.
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“,”elementId”:”089f3e6f-6591-4800-8550-2dc968e2f91e”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:” n This is a catastrophe, plain and simple. Unaffordable.
n”,”elementId”:”d3ba0b1d-b82c-4f52-98af-3b614ce72204″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”Ofgem’s Jonathan Brearley has effectively said that the crisis is now ‘out of our hands, and beyond our power’ when he called for government intervention this morning, Lewis explains, saying:
“,”elementId”:”c7dcf2c3-a0e0-41ad-9e6f-c93902a9a6ed”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:” n If we do not get further government intervention, on top of what was announced in May, then lives will be lost this winter.
n Too many people to think about, because of these unaffordable, terrible, rises in energy bills.
n”,”elementId”:”6c403ef2-2351-4095-a59a-bfaa3016a8c1″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”Lewis also points out that the £3,549 price cap figure is an average for those on direct debit –- those with higher than average energy use will pay more, as will those on pre-payment meters.
“,”elementId”:”49ea7168-6e34-48df-8cdb-b9a633f55d6a”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”There is nothing to stop somebody from paying ten thousand pounds a year, Lewis adds; he fears households with adults or childen with disabilities who need special electrical equipment could pay that much.
“,”elementId”:”3b10d52e-8e0a-403b-a239-a957cd492ff9″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:” n We are in an absolutely horrendous situation, and it is going to get even worse in January when the cap for somebody on typical use will move up to over £4,000.
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“,”elementId”:”1d9eb6ac-d3d7-46a8-9356-b35acc3e77af”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”Responding to the 80% jump in the price cap, Zahawi says:
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n This will mean the incoming Prime Minister can hit the ground running and deliver support to those who need it most, as soon as possible.”
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Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi says this will cause “stress and anxiety” for many.
No new support from this government, but Chancellor says he's working “flat out to develop options” for the next PM to introduce.t.co/7uKJgMY04G
— David Wallace Lockhart (@BBCDavidWL) August 26, 2022n”,”url”:”https://twitter.com/BBCDavidWL/status/1563050895881154561″,”id”:”1563050895881154561″,”hasMedia”:false,”role”:”inline”,”isThirdPartyTracking”:false,”source”:”Twitter”,”elementId”:”652cf9c8-f82a-4283-ae21-17ec83d05422″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”But six months ago, the government had a package of support ready to coincide with Ofgem’s previous price cap announcement. This time, the Conservative leadership campaign means millions of households must wait to see what help will be provided.
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“,”elementId”:”9d2aece3-9b4e-4927-9e91-21cbbdb3d0c8″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:” n “The Government support package is delivering help right now, but it’s clear the new Prime Minister will need to act further to tackle the impact of the price rises that are coming in October and next year. We are working with ministers, consumer groups and industry on a set of options for the incoming Prime Minister that will require urgent action.
n The response will need to match the scale of the crisis we have before us. With the right support in place and with regulator, government, industry and consumers working together, we can find a way through this.”
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“,”elementId”:”0ffea58f-f6f4-4a50-b0b2-aa129d680071″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”Chief executive Jonathan Brearley says he knows the “massive impact this price cap increase will have on households across Britain”.
“,”elementId”:”2c1c6534-0e4e-493a-85a3-0235db6cec03″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:” n I talk to customers regularly and I know that today’s news will be very worrying for many.
n”,”elementId”:”e3bb97b1-7524-4b8a-89d8-a949f7df591b”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”Brearley points the blame at Moscow, for squeezing gas supplies to Europe, driving up wholesale prices:
“,”elementId”:”f9a97ba0-fc82-4b19-88ba-2da8f788d66d”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:” n “The price of energy has reached record levels driven by an aggressive economic act by the Russian state.
n They have slowly and deliberately turned off the gas supplies to Europe causing harm to our households, businesses and wider economy. Ofgem has no choice but to reflect these cost increases in the price cap.
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“,”elementId”:”66ce3d06-6e2e-46c4-9792-e0313a166f9f”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”This should meaning that customers only pay exactly what they need to, the regulator says, adding:
“,”elementId”:”eff3b7cb-69b4-4034-8b95-f10b40a82fb8″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:” n The changes will stop suppliers from building up excessive customer credit balances and using them in a risky way as working capital.
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“,”elementId”:”2669581e-8e2c-4af2-a71b-00460abaede3″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”It isn’t giving price cap projections for January, when the cap will next change, “because the market remains too volatile”.
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“,”elementId”:”61267f1a-d8ba-4cf9-b438-357ba21d664e”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”As feared, Ofgem has hiked the current price cap by 80%, up from £1,971 at present.
“,”elementId”:”e1ff6101-fe24-4203-82d5-c22a49909c2d”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”The regulator says:
“,”elementId”:”f4c7bc53-5a8b-4285-bdc8-f20c62df8529″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:” n The price cap, as set out in law, puts a maximum per unit price on energy that reflects what it costs to buy energy on the wholesale market and supply it to our homes. It also sets a strict and modest profit rate that suppliers can make from domestic energy sales.
n However, unlike energy producers and extractors, most domestic suppliers are currently not making a profit.
n”,”elementId”:”0caafeaf-0f11-40f1-800d-b281ab3852b2″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”The move will intensify the UK’s cost of living crisis, with inflation already over 10%, and add to pressure on the government to announce a new package of support.
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n “The rest of Europe is facing the same challenge, which will loom large as winter sets in.
n “If I am elected leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister, I will take decisive action on entering No 10 to provide immediate support, but will also tackle the root causes of these issues so we are never again in this difficult position.
n “To those of you feeling the squeeze, my message is clear: I will ensure support is on its way and we get through these tough times.”
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n “Labour’s fully-funded plan to freeze bills and save households £1,000 this winter is a simple matter of common sense and fairness. We will not allow oil and gas giants to make record profits from the suffering of ordinary families and businesses. It’s astounding the government does not understand this.
n “As well as acting to fix the immediate problem, Labour will also bring down bills in the long-term by investing in sustainable British energy and insulating homes across the country.
n “The fact the government is absent at this time of national crisis is unforgiveable. Families and business owners are worried sick. Everyone is now feeling the harsh reality of the Tories’ failure. The country deserves strong leadership, urgent action and a plan for the future. Only Labour can give Britain the fresh start it needs.”
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n “We want an emergency budget. We want the government to say what they are going to do. This announcement is going to strike fear into the hearts of families up and down the country. Urgent action is needed. Everyone has come up with plans for action apart from Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak – the two people who can actually do something about it – who have been silent.”
n”,”elementId”:”b7e96e99-3355-4657-b04b-dd0f03f44449″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”Here’s the full story:
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n 7am BST: GfK’s German consumer confidence survey
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Northern Ireland EBSS payment likely to be single payment, DUP saysThe DUP’s economy minister has said it is anticipated that the £400 energy support payment for households in Northern Ireland will be administered as a single lump-sum to energy companies.
In the rest of the UK, the Energy Bills Support Scheme payment will be paid on a monthly basis between October and March.
Gordon Lyons said: “Regardless of whether the Northern Ireland Executive was fully functioning or not, delivering the money direct from Treasury to the energy companies was always the simplest and most efficient way to get help where it is needed.
“From the taskforce discussions this morning, it is anticipated that bill-payers will receive a one-off lump sum of £400, whereas in Great Britain the £400 will be spread over a few payments. This could be delivered in November.”
Lyons called for an increase in the tax-free childcare scheme, as well as “the reversal of the national insurance increase, the removal of green taxes and a “better windfall tax on the energy companies”.
He added: “Working families need help this winter and the major levers whether that is energy security or food security rest in Westminster.”
Hello, I’m Clea Skopeliti and I’ll be updating the blog with the latest developments for the next couple of hours.
Stratospheric energy bills will “completely wipe out incomes for low income households”Low-income families are facing “stratospheric energy bills” that will completely wipe out their incomes, shocking new analysis from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows.
The JRF has calculated that the average low-income family will pay four and a half times more for energy in 2023/24 compared to 2021/22, based on the latest forecasts for energy bills from Cornwall Insight.
Single parents will hand over almost two thirds of their income after housing costs, creating a very real risk that their children will go hungry.
And some single adults will see their finances wiped out by stratospheric energy bills that make up almost 120% of their income after housing costs, leaving many destitute – forced to cut down on energy just to meet bills, with “no money whatsoever left over for food or other essentials”.
Peter Matejic, chief enalyst at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, says significant help is needed, fast.
“In all my years as an analyst, I haven’t double-checked a piece of analysis as much as this one because it is so staggering, it feels incorrect.
It is impossible to think a care worker or a shop assistant will have to scramble to find hundreds more pounds to pay for their heating or that the entirety of someone’s income for a whole year will be less than their energy bill. But that’s what these figures suggest will be the case unless significant further steps are taken quickly.
🚨 NEW JRF analysis of today’s Ofgem price cap and new Cornwall Insight forecasts
Energy bills will fast outstrip people’s incomes to the point where paying them becomes fantasy
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— Joseph Rowntree Foundation (@jrf_uk) August 26, 2022 🔴 The average low-income family will pay 4 and 1/2 times more for energy in 2023/24 than 2021/22
🔴 Single parents will hand over almost 2/3s of their income after housing costs
🔴 Some single adults’ energy bills will make up almost 120% of their income after housing costs
— Joseph Rowntree Foundation (@jrf_uk) August 26, 2022 This is a truly impossible situation.
For some households, in order to pay their energy bills alone they would have to use their entire income and find even more money.
They would almost certainly become destitute as a result.
— Joseph Rowntree Foundation (@jrf_uk) August 26, 2022 Nearly three quarters of households which include a person with a disability have been pushed into debt this year because of increases to energy and food prices, according to Richard Kramer, chief executive of the charity Sense.
Sense fears the rise in the energy price cap could lead to catastrophe, unless there is more support.
Many disabled people will go into winter facing impossible decisions such as whether to eat or heat their homes.
The Government must recognise the enormity of the issue, the severe impact it is having on disabled households, and come up with a plan that will ensure support is available for those who need it.”
We face a catastrophic meltdown of our economy. If people cant pay their bills everything fails. This is beyond worrying for ever one. It is a particularly frightening time for disabled people and family carers across the country.
— Richard Kramer 🇺🇦 (@RichardKSense) August 26, 2022 Boris Johnson has said that the government should “target” the most vulnerable households with support on energy bills rather than capping “the whole thing.” pic.twitter.com/ACrVkM24gK
— TalkTV (@TalkTV) August 26, 2022 European wholesale electricity prices are hitting record levels again today, as the scramble to buy power intensifies:
The German 1-year electricity forward has just traded above €800 per MWh for the first time ever. And my screen shows the French 1-year electricity contract with a €865-€1,000 per MWh bid-ask spread right now.
— Javier Blas (@JavierBlas) August 26, 2022 Johnson: More cash coming to support consumersOutgoing prime minister Boris Johnson has said the government will announce further support next month for consumers struggling with energy bills.
Johnson told reporters that previously announced support was coming this autumn – such as the £650 payment for the eight million most vulnerable households, and £300 cost of living payment for pensioners.
That support is “clearly now going to be augmented, increased by extra cash that the government is plainly going to be announcing in September”, Johnson said.
However, Johnson doesn’t give details of this extra cash – and as he has less than two weeks in office, we’ll have to wait for his successor to announce their plans.
Johnson adds that the government can’t cap bills for ‘absolutely everybody’, and should focus on the most vulnerable, saying:
“But what I don’t think we should be doing is trying to cap the whole thing for absolutely everybody, the richest households in the country.”
UK PM JOHNSON: EXISTING ENERGY BILL SUPPORT SCHEMES ARE CLEARLY GOING TO BE AUGMENTED BY EXTRA CASH #News #Forex #JOHNSON
— Capital Hungry (@Capital_Hungry) August 26, 2022 Johnson warns that the winter will be ‘tough’:
This will go on for a few months, and it will go on over the winter, and it will be tough.
He adds that the whole world is suffering an energy spike from Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, but in the end Putin’s ability to impose economic blackmail will diminish over time, as countries cut their reliance on Russian energy.
The UK, for example, didn’t import any energy from Russia in June, for the first time since at least 1997.
Larry Elliott: Price cap hike could turn recession fears into reality
Larry Elliott
Soaring energy bills affect the economy in three key ways, our economics editor Larry Elliott writes:
First, they push up the cost of living, with the new price figure adding about four percentage points to the annual inflation rate. The Bank of England has already factored the October increase into its forecast for inflation to reach 13.3%.
Yet with the still rising global cost of gas now putting the price cap on course to breach the £5,000 a year threshold in January, the increase in price pressures could turn out to be much more significant. Earlier this week the US investment bank Citi predicted inflation would peak at more than 18% next year.
Threadneedle Street has raised interest rates at the last six meetings of its monetary policy committee and further increases are likely over the coming months.
Second, rising inflation depresses consumer spending. Wage rates have been picking up over the past year as workers have sought to maintain their living standards – but by almost as fast as prices have been rising. That gap is growing, and with consumers forced to spend more on energy they have less to spend on other things.
Third, businesses are going to be hurt by increased costs and a reduction in consumer spending. The energy price cap only applies to consumers, and many small and medium-sized companies are going to face a triple whammy: higher fuel bills, higher wage bills, and falling demand.
Here’s an explainer of how the price cap works, and how the 80% increase in October will affect consumers:
Business groups fear that companies will go under, without a fresh package of support from ministers soon.
Richard Burge, chief executive of London Chamber of Commerce and Industry
“We are alarmed by today’s announcement of an energy price cap rise by Ofgem. High energy prices are pushing our firms to breaking point, particularly small and medium sized enterprises in London that cannot shoulder the meteoric rises with the ease of larger businesses.
If an intervention is not made by the government, we will see a significant number of businesses go under due to unsustainable trading conditions.
We reported yesterday that small firms feared for their future, with some seeing their bills quadruple, including:
A hotel in Aberdeen which says it will be cheaper to close for the winter than heat rooms for guests.
A fish and chip shop in Oswestry, Shropshire, where annual energy bills are rising from £9,000 to £35,000.
A chicken takeaway franchisee in Peterborough who fears customers will desert him if he pushes up prices to pay his bills.
An indoor mushroom farm in Bangor, Gwynedd, whose strong trading has been undermined by a “ridiculous” hike in its energy costs.
UK bus users face “significant” price rises in 2023 since operators expect to lock in fuel purchases for next year at high rates, a senior executive at one of the largest companies has told the Financial Times.
That would add to the cost of living squeeze for millions who rely on buses for transport, on top of surging energy bills.
Go Ahead’s Phil Southall, a senior bus director, told the FT that the company may be forced to increase fares if it locks in higher rates for diesel in the months ahead.
Here’s the details:
Go Ahead, which operates 6,000 buses in the UK, usually secures half of its supply a year in advance, a quarter three years out and the final quarter four years early.
The strategy means that it will be locking in prices for 2023 fuel later this year.
“That’s when it will hit us, when you come to negotiate the price, then the only option is to pass that on to customers,” he said.
“It will be at least a 10 per cent increase in fares, because you have no other option.”