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Rishi Sunak Announces £400 Grant For Every UK Household

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Updated 13:09 26 May 2022 GMT+1Published 12:56 26 May 2022 GMT+1

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Rishi Sunak Announces £400 Grant For Every UK Household

The chancellor delivered a series of measures to help Brits tackle the cost of living crisis.

Lucy Devine

Lucy Devine

Rishi Sunak has announced all UK households will be given £400 to help with the cost of energy bills.

Addressing the House of Commons to speak about the cost of living crisis on Thursday, the chancellor delivered a series of measures to help struggling households.

This includes every household in the UK receiving £400 off their energy bills in October, following news that bills will once again rise by as much as 40 per cent, taking the average bill to more than £2,800 per year.

Rishi Sunak has announced all UK households will be given £400 to help with the cost of energy bills (
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Explaining the £400 grant, Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis discussed the details on Twitter.

Instead of the repayable £200 previously announced by the government, families will be given a non-repayable sum of up to £400.

"Many still confused about the £200 loan-not-loan. It has gone. Now in October all energy bills will be reduced by a flat £400. This is not repayable. This is a grant. Every household that gets an energy bill will get it."

The chancellor also announced a series of other grants for low income households and those with disabilities.

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Breaking down the key announcements, Martin explained that low income households could receive £950 while those who also have disabilities could expect to receive £1,100.

Pensioners are also being given £700 to help with the crisis while those in council bands A to D will receive a payment of £150.

"The vast majority of households will receive £550," said Sunak.

"We will turn this moment of difficulty into a springboard for economic renewal or growth.

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"We are going to provide significant targeted support to millions of the most vulnerable in society, pensioners and disabled people."

Brits have been hit hard by soaring energy, fuel and food costs over the last few months. In January, it was reported that the proportion of British households struggling to pay their energy bills would triple by April, according to the Resolution Foundation.

From April, Ofgem's price cap rose from £1,277 to £1,971, meaning the average household bill could increase by around £693 per year.

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Predicting that inflation will peak at 10% in the autumn - which is a record high - the Bank believes energy bills will once again rise in October by as much as 40 per cent, taking the average bill to more than £2,800 per year.

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Lucy Devine
Lucy Devine

Lucy is a journalist working for Tyla. After graduating with a master's degree in journalism, she has worked in both print and online and is particularly interested in fashion, food, health and women's issues. Northerner, coffee addict, says hun a lot.

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