Healey scraps ‘unfair’ standing charges from gas bills

John Healey to end standing charges on gas bills for 23m homes

On budget day chancellor says he will ask Ofgem to remove ‘unfair and outdated’ fixed daily fee, and also reportedly looking to scrap it from electricity bills Business live – latest updates What to expect from the budget: who wins, who pays? John Healey will abolish standing charges on gas bills for 23m homes to help almost two-thirds of households an average of £45 a year, and will consider steps to remove stan…

28 Oct, 07:32

Burnham proposes plan to cut standing charges from gas bills

The prime minister provided little detail, and there are questions over shifting the fees onto unit costs.

21 Oct, 17:06

Healey scraps ‘unfair’ standing charges from gas bills

John Healey has said he will scrap “outdated and unfair” standing charges from gas bills, in a move which could save households £45 per year. The Chancellor said these fees – which are charged on top of the daily rate to cover the cost of connecting to a supply – are part of “an energy [...]

28 Oct, 07:45

Andy Burnham plans to cut standing charges from household gas bills

Experts say providers would probably recover loss of daily fixed fee via the unit rate

21 Oct, 13:34

Government scraps standing charges on gas bills - what will it mean for your energy bills?

This is Money examines what standing charges are, how much they cost households and how the scrapping of them on gas bills will affect you.

28 Oct, 12:54