Chancellor plans major intervention to help poorer UK households with rising energy bills

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Exclusive: Officials working on further radical changes that would change how much energy companies could charge customers John Healey is planning a major intervention to cut energy bills for poorer households in this month’s budget, after ministers…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:27:59 UTC.

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