Select committee: Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Conclusion 17
3rd Report - The cost of energy
Published 21 Oct 2026
Addressed to Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee The cost of energy All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
Allowances for consumer debt are a growing part of bills under the price cap. We do not believe Ofgem’s solutions are sufficient to meet the scale of the challenge, which not only immiserates those in debt, but burdens every billpayer, including those in fuel poverty, with a higher allowance passed through on their bills. This is compounded by the fact of billpayers not being given the information to know exactly what they are paying for. (Conclusion, Paragraph 87)
From: Energy Security and Net Zero Committee, 3rd Report - The cost of energy (HC 416), 21 October 2026
Government response
Government response awaited: deadline 21 December 2026.