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<p>Fuel poverty statistics are updated annually. The next update will be published
on 24 February 2022. The report will include data for 2020 on the number of households
living in fuel poverty in England and analysis of the composition of fuel poor households,
as well as projections of the number of households in fuel poverty in 2021 and 2022.
It is Ofgem’s role, as the independent regulator, to set a fair rate for the energy
price cap. The price cap will ensure that over 22 million households pay a fair price
for their gas and electricity.</p><p> </p><p>Support for energy bills is available
to eligible households through the Warm home Discount, the Winter Fuel Payment and
the Cold Weather Payments. On 3 February, the Government announced a package of support
worth £9.1 billion to help domestic energy customers with the cost of rising energy
bills. This includes a £150 non-repayable Council Tax rebate in April 2022 to all
households in Council Tax Bands A-D, £144 million of discretionary funding for local
authorities to support those not eligible for the Council Tax rebate and a £200 discount
on energy bills this Autumn for domestic electricity customers’ bills, to be paid
back automatically over the next five years.</p>
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