Individuals will really feel ‘no real benefit’ from power worth fall, says Martin

Martin Lewis has warned customers that they won't really feel "any real benefit" regardless of power costs being set to fall within the coming months.

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The Money Saving Expert founder stated that regardless of the anticipated falls in fuel and electrical energy costs, in sensible phrases individuals won't be a lot better off.

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He identified that the worth cap set by regulator Ofgem soared from £1,162 a yr for a typical family in August 2021 to its present stage of £3,280, having briefly gone as excessive as £4,279.

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New forecasts by power consultancy Cornwall Insight predict that Ofgem’s cap will fall to £2,054 in July, saving households a median of £446 a yr.

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However, The Independent warns that this stays nicely above pre-pandemic ranges, and Cornwall Insight stated these greater costs “may become the new normal” because it predicted the cap would stay at comparable ranges till at the very least January 2024.

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Lewis was requested in regards to the worth cap adjustments anticipated to be introduced on Thursday on BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg present.

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He stated: “In practical terms what you pay from July will drop by somewhere between 15 and 20 per cent – we’re pretty sure it’s in that ballpark.

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“Then the next price cap comes in October. The current prediction – and the further out you go, the more crystal ball gazing it is – is that it will drop a little bit more and then go up a little bit in January, but still be roughly the same amount it is now.

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“It is an improvement, [but] it’s not the biggest improvement."

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Lewis added that the government's £400 support for every household during the winter came to an end in April.

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“In practical terms, people aren’t going to be feeling any real benefit," he added.

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"They’re going to be paying the same that they were over winter, and next winter will be as expensive as the winter just gone – which is over double what we always thought.”

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The Independent stated that Lewis additionally mentioned the £300 standing cost most households pay for his or her fuel and electrical energy provides.

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“We have monumental questions about consumer energy bills coming forward – they’re too expensive, they’re badly structured, there’s no competition in the marketplace," he said.

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"Clearly, the people who have been in charge have been asleep at the wheel for the past few years, and things need to change.”

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Environment secretary Therese Coffey, appearing on the same programme, claimed that there is “considerable support” being given to households.

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However, only those in receipt of means-tested benefits, pensioners and those with disabilities are currently set to receive further help with their energy bills in amounts of £900, £300 and £150 respectively.

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Arguing that the £2,000 price cap is “unaffordable” for households living just above the threshold for the support, Lewis asked Coffey whether there would be any help for those people.

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She said: “The chancellor set out our plans several months ago on what was happening there and I am conscious there is only a limited amount going to every bill payer.

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“But I think that the critical thing that people will be expecting from the government is getting that electricity pipeline flowing within our own country rather than constantly being reliant on aspects of the link to the gas prices in the world.”

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Lewis said the Energy Price Guarantee is about to finish 9 months sooner than predicted and has price tens of billions of kilos lower than predicted, which means there's cash obtainable to assist these on decrease and center incomes.

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