energy costs

• Despite Government help, one in five households (20%) – over five million homes – will only cope with rising bills this winter by cutting their energy use[1]
• Nearly nine in ten (86%) have already made changes around the home to prepare for winter, with a quarter (26%) installing insulation [2]
• Two in five (43%) will turn down their thermostat [2] , with a third (32
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• Under the new price cap, employees could be paying an extra £131 a month for energy bills if they’re working from home from October[1]
• Commuters whose weekly travel costs are less than £30 may be better off going into the office to save money on energy [2]
• From January, extra WFH costs could hit £209 for the average household and £310 for large homes [3]
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• Sir Elton John’s £6 million Windsor mansion is now estimated to cost more than £77,000 a year to power — up 76% in a year due to the energy crisis[1]
• Rocketman star’s 3,000-square-metre house is 33 times larger than the average UK home [2] , and his energy bill is 43 times bigger than most households’ [3]
• The power bill for Tamara Ecclestone’s’ £70 million London
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From: Department for Work and Pensions and The Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP

Published 31 March 2022

• Household Support Fund doubled to £1 billion with £500 million of new funding, as government goes
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