Cost of living crisis: 5 different plans to help households get by this winter
dailyrecord.co.ukA big spike in power bills is due when regulators at Ofgem announce the revised energy price cap on Friday. The average bill is to rise to £3,576 in October when the new cap comes in and this is likely to be followed by further massive increases in January and April that could leave consumers facing staggering £5,000 costs to heat households.
Everyone is agreed that action has to be taken to avoid destitution this winter. So far the UK Government has offered some support but it will not go far enough to help people get by over the next few months.
Here are five alternative plans to what Boris Johnson's government has already put in place for this winter:Keir Starmer grabbed attention and the news agenda last week by proposing a £29 billion fund to freeze energy bills for the next six months.
The scheme was costed and would be paid for, partly, by raising the windfall tax on oil companies and getting rid of the tax breaks they receive.The idea was dismissed as “a sticking plaster” by Liz Truss, the Tory leadership favourite.
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