Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 100300

Water Charges: Social Tariffs

Tabled: 16 December 2025

Answered: 6 January 2026

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Question

Andy Slaughter

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's planned timelines are for considering the introduction of a national social tariff for water bills; and whether she is taking steps to ensure that the potential d

Answer

Emma Hardy

This Government is committed to protecting the most vulnerable and is working with industry to keep support schemes under review to ensure that vulnerable customers are supported. As such, we have carried out a consultation on reforms to WaterSure - the s...

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