Question follow-through · 107496
Energy: Social Tariffs
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing social energy tariffs to reduce fuel poverty.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 21 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 30 Jan 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing social energy tariffs to reduce fuel poverty.
26 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Government knows that more needs to be done to support vulnerable households which are struggling with bills whilst we transition to clean power. That is why the Autumn Budget acted to take an average £150 of costs off people’s energy bills. This supp...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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