Healey Unveils £100 Household Payment and Fuel Duty Freeze in First Budget
The one-off payment will cost £2.6 billion and be funded by a temporary bank tax surcharge as energy bills keep rising.
- On Wednesday, Chancellor John Healey announced a one-off £100 winter energy payment for 20 million households in council tax bands A to D, paid directly into bank accounts to help with rising energy bills.
- To finance the £2.6 billion scheme, the government will impose a three-point rise in the bank surcharge for 15 months beginning in January, on top of the standard 25% corporation tax rate.
- Alongside the payment, the government extended the VAT cut on electricity through July and announced plans to scrap gas standing charges, expected to save 60% of households an average of £45 annually.
- The government's council tax band checker website crashed shortly after the announcement, while Healey urged Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to provide similar support using their allocated share of funding.
- While intended to provide relief during global economic storms, campaigners warned the £100 payment may barely dent predicted January bill hikes, as the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast economic growth will slow to 1% next year.
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