Source · Select Committees · Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Recommendation 5

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Revise Cold Weather Payment for daily rates, minimum temperature, and advance payments.

Recommendation
In its current form, the Cold Weather Payment is an outdated, old-fashioned scheme. The Government should revise the Cold Weather Payment as follows: to be applicable on a daily rate after a one- or three-day cold-wave below freezing; to be based on the daily minimum temperature and not on an average; and to be provided in advance of forecast cold events.
Paragraph Reference: 27
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 15 December 2023. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗