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<p>The Government has taken decisive action to support households and businesses with
energy bills. The Warm Home Discount Scheme has provided £140-150 off winter electricity
bills for eligible households, costing around £350 million per year over 2018/19 to
2021/22 rising to £520 million in 2022/23, funded from domestic electricity bills.
Energy Intensive Industries have benefited from exemptions and compensation worth
£2.2 billion in total between 2018 and 2022, reducing their electricity costs. Additional
support has been provided in response to the rise in energy prices with £1.6 billion
of support provided to businesses and £12.7 billion to households over October-December
2022.</p>
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