All households, regardless of means, to get €200 off their electricity bills in April

From next month, households receiving their usual electricity bills from their various suppliers will see a credit line with the words Government Electricity Credit or similar appearing alongside it.

Blasted by some critics of the Government as cynical gimmickry when first announced, the incoming €200 electricity bill rebate will surely be welcomed by most households worried by soaring living costs in recent weeks.

From next month, households receiving their usual electricity bills from their various suppliers will see a credit line with the words Government Electricity Credit or similar appearing alongside it.