Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 111526
Water Charges: Social Tariffs
Tabled: 6 February 2026
Answered: 12 February 2026
Question
Iqbal Mohamed
Independent — Dewsbury and Batley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of support for water social tariff across different regions; and what steps she is taking to ensure households in similar
Answer
Emma HardyEvidence shows that levels of social tariff provision vary between regions because each water company sets its own eligibility criteria and level of support. The Government keeps support schemes under review and expects industry to do the same to ensure v...
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