In the Autumn Statement on 28 October 2026, the Chancellor announced that a £100 Household Energy Payment will be made to households in Council Tax bands A to D.
We have already received many questions on this issue but so far, we have only received the basic information on the scheme with the full details expected in the next few days.
What we know so far
The basic information is now available at What the Autumn Budget 2026 means for your energy bills - GOV.UK.
In summary the initial factsheet says:
- payments will be made to household living in Council Tax band A to D properties
- payments are to be made in January 2027
- households who pay their Council Tax by Direct Debit will receive an automatic payment
- households who don’t pay by Direct Debit will need to provide a way for the payment to be made to them
What happens next
We will publish more details of this scheme when the official guidance is sent to us.
Please don't contact us with your questions at this time, as we are unable to answer them until we receive the official guidance.
We do advise that you set up a Direct Debit to pay your Council Tax now, as this will ease the payment process. Visit our Pay your Council Tax by Direct Debit page for details.
We will contact you if we need bank details for the payment to you. Don’t send us, or anyone else, your bank details until we formally request them from you.
Check back to this page for official updates on the scheme and for details on how to claim the payment.
