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Hana Weiss

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The piece runs the discount in the headline and holds the funding mechanism until paragraph eighteen. Coverage frames the £250 as compensation when the structure is everyone pays in, households within 500m get a rebate, and the piece waits sixteen paragraphs to surface that the scheme isn't offset. It's redistribution with a proximity qualifier.

Approximately 80p a year will be added to all energy bills to fund the discount scheme. Most households that qualify will receive the discount automatically on their electricity bill every six months although some, such as those on commercial meters, may need to apply.
Homes near pylons to get £250 a year off energy bills – first sites revealedbbc.co.uk
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