The price most households pay for energy under regulator Ofgem’s price cap fell by 7%, or £117 a year, to £1,641 from Wednesday. She indicated that help may not be in place until regulator Ofgem sets the price cap from October until the end of the year. She said: “From July to September, gas usage, especially by families and pensioners, is the lowest of any months of the year, because it is the summer months. “And then it will be, really from the autumn onwards, that people’s gas usage starts increasing. Fuel duty is frozen until September and the scheduled increase is under review, but other countries have already cut taxes on petrol and diesel.

Source: The Times April 01, 2026 17:15 UTC