# Healey announces £100 winter energy payment for 20 million households

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/healeys-2-6billion-winter-warmer-chancellor-to-give-20-million-households-100-handout-towards-energy-bills/
- Published: 2026-10-28T14:09:20+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T15:14:01+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16245633/Healey-winter-warmer-20-million-households-100-handout-energy-bills.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Entertainment, Music, World

## Key points

- £100 payment planned for 20 million households this winter.
- Homes in council tax bands A to D qualify.
- Changes to standing charges could affect households differently.

## Summary

The new coverage confirms that 20 million households in council tax bands A to D are due to receive a £100 payment this winter to help with energy bills. Chancellor John Healey said the £2.6 billion scheme is intended to ease pressure as energy costs rise.

The payment will go directly into bank accounts and is expected to cover 83 per cent of households considered fuel stressed. It will be funded by a three percentage point increase in the tax on bank profits for 15 months from January. The Government also plans to extend the electricity bill VAT holiday to July and ask Ofgem to remove gas standing charges in 2027 or as soon as possible after; experts warn that some households could pay more if unit rates rise.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: Healey announces £100 winter energy payment for 20 million households](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16245633/Healey-winter-warmer-20-million-households-100-handout-energy-bills.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [The Star (Sheffield): £100 towards energy bills and high street tax break - the major announcements in John Healey's Budget](https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/politics/john-healey-budget-everything-announced-9316006)

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