Typical household bills in Britain will be held at £2,500 - but a £400 winter rebate will not be renewed.
Campaigners had urged the government to change course, pointing out that falling wholesale energy prices have sharply cut the cost of offering support.
"With energy bills set to fall from July onwards, this temporary change will bridge the gap and ease the pressure on families, while also helping to lower inflation too." But there are questions over the thinking behind the decision to extend the Energy Price Guarantee. It is universal help - in other words, everyone gets it, irrespective of how big an issue energy bills are in their home.
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