Select committee: Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Conclusion 18
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)
Ofgem should consider encouraging the trial of flexible payment systems to prevent consumers getting in to debt. (Recommendation, Paragraph 88)
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.