# 838,000 low-income households on council tax support excluded from £100 payment

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/more-than-800000-low-income-families-to-miss-out-on-100-energy-payment/
- Published: 2026-11-02T11:57:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T12:07:50+00:00
- Original publisher: The Independent (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/government-100-energy-payment-household-eligible-labour-budget-b3077338.html
- Topics: Politics, Research, Science

## Key points

- 838,000 Council Tax Support households are set to miss the £100 payment.
- 84 per cent of those excluded have added signs of financial need.
- EDF forecasts typical annual energy bills will reach £2,189 in January.

## Summary

New analysis estimates that 838,000 households claiming Council Tax Support will miss out on the Government’s planned £100 energy payment, despite their low incomes. The findings highlight how targeting support by council tax band may exclude families with greater need as energy bills are forecast to rise.

The payment is due from January to about 20 million households in council tax bands A to D, at a cost of £2.6bn funded by a temporary tax increase on bank profits. Policy in Practice says 84 per cent of those excluded live with a disabled person, have children or are below the poverty line. Government estimates indicate 12 per cent of households in the bottom three income deciles will miss out; EDF forecasts a 27 per cent rise in typical annual bills to £2,189.

## Coverage

- [The Independent: 838,000 low-income households on council tax support excluded from £100 payment](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/government-100-energy-payment-household-eligible-labour-budget-b3077338.html)
- [Daily Mail: Labour's '£100 energy bailout for the North' will 'miss out 830,000 of the poorest households'](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16258379/Labours-100-energy-bailout-North-miss-830-000-poorest-households.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)

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