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Recommendation 43
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Paragraph: 174
We recommend that the Government ensures there are sufficient safeguards in place for tenants to...
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government ensures there are sufficient safeguards in place for tenants to benefit from the Energy Bills Support Scheme. We recommend that the Government pays the scheme via a negative standing charge to mitigate the risk of prepayment customers not redeeming their vouchers and to ensure it reduces the costs of energy for customers in debt.
Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 13 October 2022. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗