Families in Britain would be sent annual payments to offset the cost of higher gas bills and encourage a switch to green energy as part of plans under consideration in Whitehall.
Proposals being discussed by senior government advisers would compensate households for increases in gas bills that will result from the drive to cut carbon emissions.
The scheme would mean low and middle-income families being paid a set amount each year. It would be determined by how much the government raised from new carbon taxes.
The money would be paid regardless of an individual’s emissions. This means those who continued to use gas would have any increase to their bill covered by the payment. However, those who switched to cheaper green energy would still
