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Campaigners Demand Bigger Warm Home Discount as Households Face Winter Squeeze
The coalition says the £150 rebate now covers about 8% of a typical bill and should be expanded to more vulnerable households.
- The End Fuel Poverty Coalition is urging the Chancellor to increase the Warm Home Discount ahead of the Budget, as the group's seven-point plan aims to support households facing renewed cost pressures.
- Wholesale gas prices have reached a four-year high, fueling warnings of a 24% price hike as households prepare for the October Energy Price Cap increase in coming weeks.
- The £150 Warm Home Discount is currently worth 8% of a typical bill, down from 14% when introduced, while proposals suggest utilizing a potential £7 billion windfall to write off crisis arrears.
- Jan Shortt, General Secretary of the National Pensioners Convention, warned that older and disabled people face falling into debt, while Martin Lewis questioned, "Why are bills UP £300 when they were meant to be DOWN £300?"
- Simon Francis, coordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, noted that 200 days into the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, British households face bills from an energy system generating over £6bn in profits for firms.
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