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Domestic energy bills are still set to rise by an average of £500 a year – despite the reduction – as the Government limits support for households.

Customers will still pay about 20 per cent more on bills as the Governments additional support in the form of the Energy Price Guarantee only partially protects consumers from paying the full price cap.

Europhile Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt signalled a return to austerity when he was brought back into government in October during Liz Truss short-lived stint as PM. He now plans a £500 cut to her aid scheme.

Campaigners are calling on Government to maintain support ahead of predicted price rises

Ofgem has announced a probe into British Gas after the firm’s subcontractors were revealed to be breaking into homes to fit prepayment meters.

Investegate announcements from OFGEM, Ofgem update

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has appointed Mary Starks to lead a review of The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

Greenpeace claims government on course to miss its own targets as current policies would only lift six per cent of draughty homes out of fuel poverty by 2030

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said that it had also asked all suppliers to set out how they are supporting their customers.

Lord Justice Edis told magistrates that ‘no further such applications are to be determined until further notice’.