Energy costs in october. but it will have to be paid back through their bills later. most households in england will also get a discount of £150 in april. it will be available for homes in council tax bands a to d and won t need to be repaid. but critics say the government hasn t done enough. they describe the oil and gas companies one of the cabinet ministers as struggling. i m afraid that shows how out of touch they are with the real struggles that are taking place in our country, which is families. leave aside the politics of this, ijust think of the families today, with their heads in their hands, saying how are we going to cope? labour has called for a windfall tax on the profits of big energy companies to help bring down bills and address what it calls our broken energy system. theo leggett, bbc news. laura robinson is a foodbank worker. shejoins me from south hetton in county durham.
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This is bbc news with the latest headlines the biggest fall in living standards in 30 years that s the warning from the bank of england as energy prices and interest rates are set to rise. i get out of my cold shower, i stand shivering because i cannot or dare not put on the gas so i ve got no heat. what will the squeeze on the cost of living mean for you? let me know on twitter, @martinebbc using the hashtag. pressure continues to grow for the prime minister as four of his most senior aides resign we will now have a change at number ten downing street in terms of the operation and it s exactly what the prime minister announced on monday.
Nearly £2000 a year. the government has announced measures to help cushion the blow but critics say they do not go far enough. let s get some more detail on this and how exactly those rising costs are going to have an impact. as we ve heard already bills will increase by £693 for 18 million households in england, wales and scotland who are on standard tariffs and to pay by direct debit. 0n on standard tariffs and to pay by direct debit. on average, they will pay £1971 per year. remember these figures are based on average use and the campus on the amount suppliers can charge per unit of energy as well as the standing charge. this is not a cap on how much you will ever have to pay. bills will change depending on how much gas and electricity is used. under the new energy price cap, direct debit customers on a standard tariff will pay 281) customers on a standard tariff will pay 28p per kilowatt for electricity and 7p per kilowatt for gas. an increase of seven p per kilowatt on electric