An online online petition is calling on the UK Government to reintroduce the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme for winter 2023/24 to help households through the colder months during the ongoing cost of living crisis. Some 28 million households received a £66/£67 monthly discount on their energy bills between October 2022 and March 2023, under the scheme.
Petition creator, William Conway, believes many households will still face a choice between heating and eating this winter. “I strongly believe the best way of funding this important scheme would be another windfall tax on the profits of energy companies.”
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