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Fuel Oil: Prices

Asked by Ben LakePlaid CymruTreasuryTabled Answered 18 March 2026UIN 119990

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the adequacy of current levels of available crisis support funding delivered through Welsh Local Authorities to assist off-grid households with the cost of purchasing heating oil.

Answered by James Murray

The government recognises the pressures facing households who rely on heating oil. This is why we are providing an additional £53 million of targeted support for vulnerable households, largely in rural communities.

HMT officials and Ministers meet regularly with their counterparts in the Welsh Government.

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