# Budget energy payment offers little relief to struggling households

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/residents-of-britains-benefits-street-react-to-burnhams-budget-and-they-are-still-not-happy-despite-353billion-splurge-on-welfare-this-year/
- Published: 2026-11-01T09:26:54+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T09:47:15+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16252161/Residents-Britain-benefits-capitals-Burnham-Budget-isnt-enough.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, UK, World

## Key points

- Residents say the £100 energy payment will offer limited help.
- Workers and claimants described pressure from bills and living costs.
- Welfare spending is forecast to reach £431 billion a year by 2032.

## Summary

Residents of Birmingham’s James Turner Street, made famous by the 2014 documentary *Benefits Street*, and the deprived Essex town of Jaywick said the Budget’s support would do little to ease their financial pressures. Their accounts highlight concerns about the cost of living, insecure or insufficient work, and whether welfare and employment policies are helping people effectively.

The Budget promises a £100 energy payment from January for up to 20 million eligible households in England, including homes in council tax bands A to D. One working resident said her £160 monthly electricity bill would make the payment last less than a month; others described borrowing money, limiting heating or cutting everyday costs. The article says the welfare bill was £353 billion this year, up from £314.9 billion in 2024–25, and is forecast to reach £431 billion a year by 2032.

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