Millions of UK households to pay more for energy from April

Jeremy Hunt expected to use autumn statement to announce rise in household energy price cap to as much as 3,100

Millions of UK households will pay more for their energy from next April under plans to cut the generosity of the government's gas and electricity support scheme expected to be announced by Jeremy Hunt on Thursday.

The chancellor is likely to use his autumn statement to say the need to save money and reduce state borrowing will require the household energy price cap to rise from 2,500 to an expected 3,000 to 3,100.