Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 112426

Water Charges: Social Tariffs

Tabled: 10 February 2026

Answered: 13 February 2026

Question

Liz Jarvis

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 72871, on Water Charges, what cost-benefit analysis her Department carried out when choosing not to introduce a national social t

Answer

Emma Hardy

The Government is working with industry to keep support schemes under review to ensure that vulnerable customers are supported. We are working with water companies to ensure vulnerable customers across the country receive support. This includes improving ...

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