Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 16
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Consult urgently on new social tariff for wider, more generous energy bill support.
Conclusion
As a matter of urgency, DWP and DESNZ should consult on a new long-term targeted energy bill support scheme (a ‘social tariff’) able to provide more generous support than the existing Warm Homes Discount scheme and also to reach a wider group of pensioners in fuel poverty but not in receipt of means-tested benefits. (Recommendation, Paragraph 95)
Government Response
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