Back to News
Keir Starmer signals winter support for household bills amid energy price shock
UK NewsPolitics•March 23, 2026 at 6:29 PMNational

Keir Starmer signals winter support for household bills amid energy price shock

By Pippa Crerar Political editor•The Guardian - UK News

Any taxpayer-funded financial help will be likely to go to poorest households, rather than to everyone, PM indicatesMinisters are looking at providing support for household bills next winter, Keir Starmer said, as he suggested the energy price shock unleashed by the Iran conflict could continue for months to come.The prime minister indicated he would prefer to focus any taxpayer-funded help on the poorest households, rather than an expensive universal bailout, ahead of an emergency meeting on the economic fallout of the Middle East crisis. Continue reading...

Any taxpayer-funded financial help will be likely to go to poorest households, rather than to everyone, PM indicates

Ministers are looking at providing support for household bills next winter, Keir Starmer said, as he suggested the energy price shock unleashed by the Iran conflict could continue for months to come.

The prime minister indicated he would prefer to focus any taxpayer-funded help on the poorest households, rather than an expensive universal bailout, ahead of an emergency meeting on the economic fallout of the Middle East crisis.

Continue reading...