The trade body EnergyUK is working on a joint announcement with the government about additional winter help for consumers that could come alongside next week's Budget, Sky News learns.
Britain's biggest energy retailers have told ministers that they will provide more than £500m of extra help for households as the government tries to deflect criticism over the winter fuel payments row. Sky News has learnt that EnergyUK, the industry body, is planning to make a joint announcement with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in the coming days about an industry-wide package of support.
One insider said the announcement was partly aimed at defusing the row over the chancellor's decision to scrap the universal Winter Fuel Payment for pensioners. The government and EnergyUK are not expected to break down the £500m-plus figure by supplier.
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