Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 27 August 2022

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1. Zahawi says middle class may need help

Middle earners, as well as low earners, are likely to need government help to pay their energy bills this winter, said chancellor Nadhim Zahawi. After the energy regulator hiked the price cap on household bills by 80%, Zahawi told The Telegraph that even those earning £45,000 a year may need support. He said the Treasury was exploring “all the options” to help households. Warning that the country was in a “national economic emergency” that “could go on for 18 months, two years,” he also urged households to cut their energy use.

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