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Up to 20 million households will get a £100 payment to help with their energy bills this winter
October 30, 2026
According to BBC, up to 20 million households in England will get a £100 payment to help with their energy bills this winter, Chancellor John Healey has announced in his Budget.
The Guardian reports that Andy Burnham has admitted his first budget as prime minister was not as radical as he would have liked because of the economic uncertainty facing the country. According to The Guardian, he said he would have liked to have gone further with this week’s announcement – including with higher energy support payments – but felt hemmed in by external events such as the war in Iran, which has pushed up borrowing costs. The Guardian reports that Burnham came to office this year promising an end to “40 years of neoliberalism” and a plan for sweeping change of the economy, including higher taxes on wealth and nationalisation of major utilities.
According to BBC, up to 20 million households in England will get a £100 payment to help with their energy bills this winter, Chancellor John Healey has announced in his Budget. BBC reports that if you get a paper council tax bill, your band will also be printed on there. BBC reports that he urged the devolved governments to follow suit to "give people of all nations in the UK breathing space on their energy bills this winter".
The Guardian reports that Andy Burnham has admitted his first budget as prime minister was not as radical as he would have liked because of the economic uncertainty facing the country. According to The Guardian, he said he would have liked to have gone further with this week’s announcement – including with higher energy support payments – but felt hemmed in by external events such as the war in Iran, which has pushed up borrowing costs. The Guardian reports that Burnham came to office this year promising an end to “40 years of neoliberalism” and a plan for sweeping change of the economy, including higher taxes on wealth and nationalisation of major utilities. According to The Guardian, Burnham told ITV he was limited not only by geopolitical crises but also by Labour’s 2024 manifesto, which helped propel the party to a landslide victory but ruled out major policy options such as raising income tax, national insurance or VAT. Burnham told ITV: “The room for manoeuvre wasn’t what I would have hoped it to be. Burnham is also under pressure to spend more on defence, with the Labour chair of the defence select committee, Tan Dhesi, accusing the government this week of inaction.
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According to The Guardian, he said he would have liked to have gone further with this week’s announcement – including with higher energy support payments – but felt hemmed in by external events such as the war in Iran, which has pushed up borrowing costs.
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- BBC — Will I get the £100 energy payment and when will I receive it?
- The Guardian — Andy Burnham admits he would have liked more radical first budget
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