The government is believed to be planning a public information campaign to encourage people to use less energy this winter.
The campaign is being drawn up amid fears that Liz Truss’s plan to freeze energy bills could lead to households being more liberal with their energy consumption, according to The Times.
Ofgem had planned to raise its energy cap to £3,459 in October. However Ms Truss announced today that the cap will not go higher than £2,500 for the next two years.
However, this £2,500 cap is still more than double what it was set at last winter (£1,277), meaning many struggling households will still be looking to limit their energy use as much as possible.
Here i fact checks some of the measures that are likely to be included in the government’s information campaign to find out if they will actually save households money on their energy bills.
Fact check: Yes
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