Energy Price Guarantee
Details of the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG).
Updates to this page
- From:
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Published:
- 8 September 2022
- Last updated:
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1 January 2024
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We have published details of who will continue to receive the Energy Price Guarantee discount as of 1 January 2024, and how the discount will be delivered.
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We have published details of who will continue to receive the Energy Price Guarantee discount as of 1 January 2024, and how the discount will be delivered.
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Households with a PPM: If you’re on a tariff with no standing charge, you’ll get the equivalent discount applied to the initial units.
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Details published of who will continue to receive the Energy Price Guarantee discount as of 1 October 2023, and how the discount will be delivered.
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Added new section about the Energy Price Guarantee from 1 July 2023 onwards.
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The EPG will remain in place until the end of June 2023. We have published new unit rates for electricity and gas for the period April to June 2023.
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We have published the Energy Price Guarantee rates for Great Britain and Northern Ireland for January to March 2023.
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The Energy Price Guarantee for Northern Ireland households has launched. Energy suppliers in Northern Ireland will reduce energy bills by a unit price reduction of up to 19.9p/kWh for electricity and 4.8p/kWh for gas.
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The Energy Price Guarantee will be in place until 31 March 2023. A review will be launched to consider more targeted measures to support households with their energy bills after this period.
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We've added information about the Alternative Fuel Payment, which provides a one-off payment to UK households that use alternative fuels for heating.
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Updated information for households.
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Page updated to include details on energy unit prices from 1 October.
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First published.
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The Energy Price Guarantee scheme is now closed.
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This factsheet outlines EPG support for households with energy bills.