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Hopes are growing that the UK government may reverse plans to lift the cost of energy for households in April.
At the moment, the government is limiting the typical household bill to £2,500 a year, plus a £400 winter discount, which will also end from April.
From 1 April the help is scheduled to be scaled back, which will push bills up.
