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Energy: Social Tariffs

Asked by David ChadwickLiberal DemocratDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 3 December 2025UIN 94410

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will introduce a social tariff for energy to help lift people at the end of life out of fuel poverty.

Answered by Martin McCluskey

We recognise that for many households energy bills remain too high. That's why on 19 June we announced that we are expanding the Warm Home Discount to around an additional 2.7 million households. This means that from this winter, around 6 million low-income households will receive the £150 support to help with their energy bill costs.

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