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Support package. every household is eligible for the £400 payment, which comes off energy bills. it starts in october with a discount of £66, rising to £67 a month from december to march next year. how you receive this money depends on how you pay your bill. if you pay by direct debit, you'll see an automatic deduction. more than four million households use prepayment meters. if you have a so—called smart meter, you'll also see an automatic top—up added to your account. but it's a bit more complicated if you're on a traditional prepayment meter. customers will get a voucher via text, em...

Emma simpson is here to explain. thanks, jane. this is a key part of the government�*s £15 billion support package. every household is eligible for the £400 payment, which comes off energy bills. it starts in october, with a discount of £66, rising to £67 a month from december to march next year. how you receive this money depends on how you pay your bill. if you pay by direct debit, you�*ll see an automatic deduction. more than four million households use prepayment meters. if you have a so—called smart meter, you�*ll also see an automatic top up added to your account. but it�*s...

Soaring prices don't hit everyone equally. households with the lowest income spend three times as much of their budgets on energy as those with the most money. the government is going to pay at least £1200 to the poorest households this year to help them in particular with the rising cost of energy. that will undoubtedly be welcome, but ministers themselves acknowledge that many of these households will still continue to struggle, particularly in winter. mother of two steph was forced to have a prepayment meter after building up large debts. for every £10 she tops up, she says, her energy co...

Who use prepayment meters — and they typically spend almost 50—pounds more a year than those who pay through other methods. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. how long have you gone without electricity? about four or five days. and no gas? no gas, no. if i could choose, i wouldn't have a prepayment meter. i've had to get food parcels before to pay my bills. topping up his meter key has become an increasingly frequent necessity for pete. £10 top—up, please. a tenner used to last him about a week. now it's around four days. and he's sometimes gone days without gas ...