nor the chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, have said that they will definitely do that and they will do it for pensioners but they will not necessarily do it for ordinary benefits paid to working age people and disabled people, so that s the big worry for people that come april when they had a lot of price rises over the year that it will not be getting an extra 10% on their benefits. and i think the government will have to think carefully about how it will protect people and make sure that they can afford to do their shopping, especially in light of the fuel prices going up as well. a question here saying that the energy companies buy gas at the rate today, and the household gas bills are set to rise. i m on a prepayment metre, so can i buy my gas before the increase as the energy companies do? tt the increase as the energy companies do? , , :, , , , , , the increase as the energy companies do? , , ., do? it is possible. it depends what sort of prepayment do? it is possible. it depends wha
expect some sort of messaging campaign which is relatively without precedent in the uk to encourage consumers to lower their energy demand as well as measures to secure energy supplies going into the winter with possible announcements on new north sea oil and gas exploration as well as a possible lifting of the ban on fracking which has been in place since 2019. some experts may call for more support into the winter months targeted at the most vulnerable, this support will be welcome today. it the most vulnerable, this support will be welcome today. will be welcome today. it isn t a reason that will be welcome today. it isn t a reason that everyone will be welcome today. it isn t a reason that everyone pays - will be welcome today. it isn t a - reason that everyone pays different amounts, the numbers given out our averages, just to be clear, it s quite complex, if you are on a prepayment metre your rates are slightly different. and people will end up paying more than they would ha
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is that the major benefits will go to households that have higher energy use, and many of those hassles are already struggling and use very little energy, and will not be seeing a commensurate benefit. that is particularly true of prepayment metre customers, who regularly self disconnect, when they cannot afford to top up their energy and stop living with energy in the home. we would like to see a lower rate for those households, awesome addressing of the standing charge, because they need to pay the standing charges before they access any use of energy. the final observation on the rumours we are hearing at the moment is that there is a real risk that households in northern ireland could be left out in the cold. there is considerable concern given that they are still waiting for much of the package of support that have been announced by
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