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 DemocratSouth 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 McCluskey
The 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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