Written Question·Treasury·UIN 121549

Fuel Oil: Government Assistance

Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Named Day

Question

David Chadwick

Liberal DemocratBrecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what methodology was used to determine the distribution of funding of the Heating Oil Support Scheme between the four nations.

Answer

James Murray
The government has acted quickly to provide timely, targeted support to low-income households struggling with the rising price of heating oils, based on the latest census data. This means the funding is distributed in line where the most vulnerable oil-he...

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