# Chancellor pours cold water on hopes of more energy support this winter despite families facing huge spike in bills

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/chancellor-pours-cold-water-on-hopes-of-more-energy-support-this-winter-despite-families-facing-huge-spike-in-bills/
- Published: 2026-11-13T13:42:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T14:03:50+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16290241/Chancellor-energy-support-winter-families-bills-Labour.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Healey ruled out further energy support this winter.
- Twenty million homes are due a £100 payment.
- Typical bills could rise by more than £400 in January.

## Summary

Chancellor John Healey said the Government would not add to the energy support already announced for this winter, despite a forecast rise in household bills. He argued that public finances cannot shield families from every cost-of-living pressure and identified a settlement to the Middle East conflict as the biggest potential help for the UK economy.

The Budget included a £100 payment for 20 million households in council tax bands A to D and an extension of a 5 per cent VAT cut on electricity costs. The energy price cap is forecast to rise by a quarter in January, adding more than £400 to a typical household’s bill. Disruption to the Strait of Hormuz, which usually carries around a fifth of the world’s oil and gas, has contributed to uncertainty over energy prices.

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