Energy: Prices

(asked on 3rd March 2022) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of (a) the repayable £200 discount and (b) other measures introduced to support energy consumers on disabled people.


Answered by
Helen Whately Portrait
Helen Whately
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 8th March 2022

The Government is providing significant financial support worth up to £350 to the majority of households. This covers more than half of the forecast £700 rise in energy bills for the average household. This support – worth £9.1bn in 2022-23 – is composed of:

  • A £200 reduction in households’ energy bills this autumn, paid back automatically over the next 5 years (known as the Energy Bill Support Scheme (EBSS));
  • A £150 non-repayable council tax rebate from April, paid to all households in council tax bands A-D; and
  • £144 million of discretionary funding for Local Authorities to support households who may need support but are not eligible for the Council Tax reduction.

The Chancellor has also confirmed plans to go ahead with existing proposals to expand eligibility for the Warm Home Discount by almost a third - so that three million vulnerable households will now benefit.

Ministers consider a range of evidence and analysis as part of policy development and when making decisions, including assessments of how options under consideration would affect members of groups with protected characteristics, in line with the Government's aims and statutory duties.

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