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- People urged to claim £150 grant 'as soon as possible' as deadline approaches Manchester Evening News
- Energy rebate: millions in England and Wales left waiting for £150 The Guardian
- Householders urged to claim £150 rebate 'as soon as possible' as deadline approaches Nottinghamshire Live
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Three million were still waiting for a £150 energy bill payment months into the scheme, according to a new report.
While the vast majority who pay council tax by direct debit had received the money by 1 July, around half who pay by other ways had not, the BBC reported.
The government launched the scheme in April and told councils to make the payments “as soon as possible”. All should be paid by the end of September, it said.
It comes as household prepare to see bills rocket once again when a new energy price cap - which sets the maximum amount customers on standard tariffs can be charged - is set on Friday.
Experts are forecasting another huge rise in energy bills from £1,971 to potentially as much as £3,600 per year as global gas prices continue to soar.
In other news, a think-tank has etimated the government would have to pay more than £110bn to cover nearly all of Britons’ extra energy costs over the next year.
Three million households were still waiting for energy bill rebate months after scheme launched
The BBC has reported three million households were still waiting for their £150 energy rebate in 1 July - months after the scheme launched.
Freedom of Information requests reportedly showed most who pay council tax by direct debit had the payment by this date, while around half who pay in other ways - typically including low-income households - had not.
Councils previously said this money could go through quicker with a direct debit set up:
Households could get £150 energy rebate quicker with direct debit, say councils
Getting the money to council taxpayers without direct debit arrangements will take longer, the Local Government Association said.
£110bn needed to cover energy bill rises over next year, think-tank says
The government would need to spend more than £110bn to cover almost all of Britons’ extra energy costs over the next year, a new report by Institute for Government (IfG) has found.
It would cost £23bn to cover October’s energy price cap hike, according to the think tank – with the average household set to spend £900 more on energy this autumn than was expected only three months ago.
Extending support to ease the pain of soaring bills next year would cost another £90bn, the IfG said, raising the prospect of “substantial” spending during the cost of living crisis.
Adam Forrest has more:
£110bn needed to cover energy bill rises over next year, study finds
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak plans will only make ‘small dent’ in bills, warns Institute for Government
Unions calls for minimum wage to increase to £15-an-hour
Trade unions have published a roadmap to raise the minimum wage to £15 an hour and warned that the government’s promised “high-wage economy” needs more than “wishful thinking”.
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) proposal says a £15 minimum wage is needed “as soon as possible”, with an escalating cost-of-living crisis hitting after years of wage stagnation.
Jon Stone, our policy correspondent, reports:
Trade unions unveil plan for £15 minimum wage as cost-of-living crisis bites
Government promise of ‘high wage economy’ needs more than ‘wishful thinking’, unions say
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