No more UK energy bills support likely before price cap rise

<p>Andy Burnham stops short of pledging further help as gas and electricity prices due to increase by 4% in October</p><p>Households are unlikely to receive further energy bills support before the October price cap, though more targeted measures could be looked at if there is a further shock in January, government sources said.</p><p>Gas and electricity prices will rise by 4% from October <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/aug/26/energy-price-cap-great-britain-to-rise-from-october">under the new cap</a>. The government has already removed VAT from domestic electricity bills to save average households £45 a year, a move announced in Andy Burnham’s first week in office.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/26/energy-bills-support-price-cap-rise-andy-burnham">Continue reading...</a>