Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 94726

Water Charges: Social Tariffs

Tabled: 26 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

ConservativeThirsk and Malton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the estimated amount of average household water and drainage bills, per household which is not receipt of the social tariff, that pays for the cross-subsidy to the social tarif

Answer

Emma Hardy
Companies decide, in consultation with their customers and organisations representing customers, which household customers fund social tariffs and how much they pay.