Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Publisher signals
65/100
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Economy/Business
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Gas and electricity bills are going up from today as a 4% hike to Ofgem’s energy price cap takes effect.
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hike → go → effect
The bill for the average household paying by direct debit for gas and electricity reached £1,723, up £5 a month - or £60 a year if this level was sustained over 12 months.
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level → pay → months
More than four million homes who remain on a standard energy tariff are affected by the increase.
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who → remain → increase
And there are warnings that household bills could soar by almost another £300 from January.
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bills → be → January
Campaigners have urged the Government to make plans now to support all households with energy costs this winter because of the severity of forecast bill hikes.
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Campaigners → urge → hikes
Experts at Cornwall Insight predict that the energy price cap will rise by a further 16% to £1,999 a year on January 1, up by £276 on the level between October and December and the biggest rise since January 2023.
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cap → predict → January
Cornwall said its latest predicted increase is driven by the escalating conflict in the Middle East, which has disrupted gas supplies to the UK and worldwide as the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping route has been effectively closed since the Iran war began in February.
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war → say → February
In an effort to help households, the Government has temporarily removed the 5% VAT from electricity bills until March 31 next year to cut around £45 a year.
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Government → help → 45
Households will still pay 5% VAT for gas.
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Households → pay → gas
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said: “For many families, the energy bill is the one they dread the most.
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they → say → families
I don’t accept that it has to be this way, and I am determined to bring down costs for good.
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I → accept → costs
“But I know people can’t wait.
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people → know → ?
Families need breathing space now.
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Families → need → space
“That’s why, from today, VAT is gone from your electricity bill.
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VAT → ’ → bill
And we’re going further, capping bus fares at £2 from January and cutting business rates for pubs, social clubs and live music venues.”
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we → go → pubs
The End Fuel Poverty Coalition urged ministers to prepare an “emergency heat tariff” to cap the cost of heating this winter, with gas prices already rising 27% year on year.
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prices → urge → year
Simon Francis, co-ordinator of the coalition, said: “With the number of households in fuel poverty set to soar again and at the most dangerous time of the year, the Chancellor has no choice but to act to provide increased targeted support to vulnerable households and plan to deliver wider universal help for people facing a sixth winter of high energy prices.
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Chancellor → say → prices
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“If ministers do nothing, millions will spend this winter in cold, damp homes, unable to cook a hot meal.
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millions → read → meal
People will get ill.
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People → get → ?
Some will die.
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Some → die → ?
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