Government offers charities support with energy bills

In a welcome move, the new Energy Bill Relief Scheme cutting energy prices for businesses, and public-sector organisations such as schools and hospitals will include charities. The scheme will run for six months covering energy used from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023.There will be a review in 3 months’ time to consider extending support to ‘the most vulnerable non-domestic customers’. More details on the scheme are available here