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<p>The Energy Price Guarantee is a scheme that will cap the unit price households
pay for electricity and gas, which means that a typical household in Great Britain
will have to pay bills equivalent to no more than £2500 a year on their energy bills
this winter.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister announced that equivalent support will
be available for Northern Ireland and this will be in place by November, and backdated
to cover October bills from November.</p><p> </p><p>As the UK Government is providing
support directly across the UK, there will be no associated Barnett consequentials
for the devolved administrations in line with the usual operation of the Barnett formula.</p>
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