Energy firms told to pass on £150 discount to customers on fixed tariffs

The Government has told energy firms to ensure consumers on fixed tariffs also benefit from the £150 cut to household bills announced in the Budget.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced she was taking action to get energy bills down and reduce the cost of living, with an average £150 cut from the average household bill from April.

Ms Reeves said she would do this by scrapping the Energy Company Obligation (Eco) scheme introduced by the Tories in government, which she claimed had cost households £1.7 billion a year on their bills.

On Wednesday, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband wrote to energy firms, calling on them to ensure that consumers on fixed energy tariffs benefit from the cut.

A fixed energy tariff means a household’s unit rates and standing charge stays the same for the length of the