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UK finance minister Reeves says energy bill support will depend on household income

UK Finance Minister Rachel Reeves says any government support for rising energy bills due to Middle East tensions will be targeted based on household income, with details still under review.

Sarah Young Reuters

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April 01, 2026

UK finance minister Reeves says energy bill support will depend on household income

FILE PHOTO: British Chancellor Rachel Reeves gives Ministerial Statement on Middle East: Economic Update at the House of Commons in London, Britain, March 24, 2026.

House of Commons/Reuters

British finance minister Rachel Reeves told the BBC on Wednesday that any government support to offset the increase in energy costs caused by the conflict in the Middle East would be based on household income.


Household energy bills are expected to rise in July and Reeves said in March that any support would be targeted.


"We're looking at ways in which we can support people based on their household income," Reeves told the BBC, adding that it was too early to say who would get help.

-Sarah Young/Reuters

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