However, she believes the chancellor will only act in Spring, ahead of the April energy cap review. “Wages this year will not grow this year as quickly as inflation so those households are likely to face lower real term incomes next year when the £400 payment expires,” she told MPs. Gemma Tetlow, chief economist at the Institute for Government told the Treasury committee that without further help, UK households will be even more squeezed next year. 'Now, this is uncertain, we are only halfway through our price cap window but we are expecting a price cap in October in the region of £2800,' Jonathan Brearley, CEO of Ofgem, has warned. UK households face even higher bills as the boss of the UK's energy regulator has warned that the energy price cap is expected to rise to around £2,800 in October. My gut feeling tells me that the package that was announced recently will not be enough and will have to be revisited in the Autumn budget,' Stephen Millard, deputy director at NIESR, said. “The key thing is when we know what is going to happen to heating bills in October.

Read more: Rishi Sunak £15bn support package to cut every energy bill by at least £400 The deputy director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said that the government will probably have to announce yet another round of measures to help UK households as soaring energy bills will increase even further in October. “It would need to be by Autumn to make a difference for families,” she added. She told MPs that “there would definitely” be enough information for the chancellor to assess whether UK households need more help by the time of the Autumn budget. “I do think it is likely that more will be needed and (…) I definitely think that during the winter there may be a call and support for further support and a need for that,” Rebecca McDonald, head of economics at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation told the Treasury Select committee. Photo: John Sibley/ReutersĮconomists have warned that chancellor Rishi Sunak will come under pressure to deliver another emergency aid package to help millions of people deal with high energy bills during winter. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has refused to rule out another emergency package.

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