Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 15194

Fuel Poverty

Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

Alex Brewer

Liberal DemocratNorth East Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what measures are in place to protect vulnerable households from fuel poverty following the increase in the energy price cap in July 2026.

Answer

Martin McCluskey
Tackling affordability is this government’s number one priority. The Government acted at last year’s Budget by taking on average £150 of costs off energy bills, with those decisions now factored into bills for the years to come The recent rise in the pric...

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