Liz Truss accused of misleading public over energy price guarantee as households warned bills COULD top £2,500

Liz Truss has been urged to publicly correct her statements that “nobody” will pay more than £2,500 for their annual energy bill.

During a round of radio interviews this morning (Thursday, September 29), the Prime Minister repeatedly raised her recently announced energy price guarantee limiting the average bill to £2,500. The average household energy bill will rise from £1,971 to the frozen £2,500 from October 1.

However, her statements have been criticised as 'misleading' as people's household bills could surpass £2,500 a year if they use more energy. The government's plan only caps the cost per unit that households pay, with actual bills still determined by how much energy is consumed.

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While Truss initially described the figure as being for a “typical” bill during an interview with BBC Radio Nottingham, she went on to say: “The biggest part of the package we announced is the support on energy bills, making sure that people across this country are not facing energy bills of more than £2,500 and that businesses can get through this winter.”

On BBC Radio Kent, she stated: “We have taken action by the Government stepping in and making sure that nobody is paying fuel bills of more than £2,500.” She repeated the claim on BBC Radio Leeds, saying: “The action we’ve taken on energy bills will mean that Leeds and other people in West Yorkshire aren’t going to be facing energy bills of £6,000 which is what was forecast, they’re going to be, through the energy price guarantee, the maximum will be £2,500.”

According to government figures, the typical bill for a detached