Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 13
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Department still lacks solutions for matching income and energy supplier data effectively.
Conclusion
The Department acknowledged that it does not have “a full answer at this stage” to the issues with matching income data with energy supplier data, despite it being almost three years since the spike in energy prices.31 Fair by Design highlighted that combining wider data from different departments alongside supplier data to target money to those who need it the most is not happening.32
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 10 July 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗