# John Healey to end standing charges on gas bills for 23m homes

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-28T07:32:30+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/oct/28/john-healey-to-end-standing-charges-on-gas-bills-ofgem-budget
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/john-healey-to-end-standing-charges-on-gas-bills-for-23m-homes-27df03/

As budget looms, chancellor says he will ask Ofgem to remove ‘unfair and outdated’ fixed daily fee in 2027 or soon after Business live – latest updates John Healey is abolishing standing charges on gas bills for 23m homes in a move he says will end an “unfair and outdated” practice and save two-thirds of households an average of £45 a year. Ahead of his first budget statement in the Commons later

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