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Local Energy Minister Martin McCluskey says it’s too early to know by how much energy prices will rise in January. When asked how the new £30 million down payment on a £1 billion fund for community energy projects will help people with energy bills that are predicted to rise by as much as a quarter come January, Mr McCluskey said: “It's an incredibly volatile situation we're dealing with at the moment in Iran.” Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00I think it's too early in the observation window for us to really know what energy prices are going to
00:04look like in January.
00:05It's an incredibly volatile situation we're dealing with at the moment in Iran and with some of the other situations
00:11globally.
00:12But what I would say is where we have had to, we have stepped in over the last year in
00:16order to provide people with support.
00:17One of the first things that Andy Burnham did as Prime Minister was reducing VAT on electricity bills.
00:23We've taken £150 out of energy costs.
00:25And for those most vulnerable households across the country, the warm home discount is there again this winter with another
00:30£150 off of bills.
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