Question follow-through · 64767
Water Charges: Social Tariffs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2025 to Question 57663, on Water Charges: Social Tariffs, how social tariffs will be funded; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact o
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 3 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 7 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 9 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Waste Disposal: Fixed Penalties · 22 Jul 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
3 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2025 to Question 57663, on Water Charges: Social Tariffs, how social tariffs will be funded; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact o
7 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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9 Jul 2025
Answer published
Social Tariffs are voluntary schemes designed and administered by water companies to provide a discounted water bill to qualifying customers who are unable to pay their water bill in full. These schemes are permitted to be funded through cross subsidies f...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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