UK household energy bills to rise as Hunt redraws support scheme

Millions of British households’ energy bills will rise by more than £100 a month from April next year, after new chancellor Jeremy Hunt signalled big changes to the government’s support package.

Hunt on Monday confirmed that the energy price guarantee, which was announced in September and limits average annual household bills to £2,500, would continue through the winter. But he said that from April support would target “the most…