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Healey scraps £108 gas standing charge by 2027

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026 · How we work

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Chancellor John Healey announced scrapping the £108 gas standing charge from 2027.
The Treasury said the change will save £45 a year for 60% of households.
Martin Lewis met Healey at Number 11 Downing Street before the budget and posted about it.
An inquiry warned announcements should go to Parliament first, noting Lewis’s meeting alone does not prove a breach.

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Chancellor John Healey announced scrapping the £108 gas standing charge from 2027.
The Treasury said the change will save £45 a year for 60% of households.
Martin Lewis met Healey at Number 11 Downing Street before the budget and posted about it.
An inquiry warned announcements should go to Parliament first, noting Lewis’s meeting alone does not prove a breach.