Question follow-through · 93222

Utilities: Older People

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support older people with the cost of utility bills.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
20 Nov 2025
Target answer date
24 Nov 2025
Answer
28 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support older people with the cost of utility bills.

  2. 24 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    We’re committed to helping pensioners with the cost of living and ensuring financial security in retirement. The State Pension is the foundation of that support. At Autumn Budget 2025 we announced that, in line with the Government’s commitment to the Trip...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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