Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 107496
Energy: Social Tariffs
Tabled: 21 January 2026
Answered: 30 January 2026
Question
Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat — South Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing social energy tariffs to reduce fuel poverty.
Answer
Martin McCluskeyThe Government knows that more needs to be done to support vulnerable households which are struggling with bills whilst we transition to clean power. That is why the Autumn Budget acted to take an average £150 of costs off people’s energy bills. This supp...
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