Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps her Department is taking to help support households in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency with their energy bills.

The Government is taking several fiscal steps to help support households, including those in the Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency, with their energy bills.

St Albans City and District Council and Dacorum Borough Council have received £2.5 million and £3.8 million respectively from the Warm Homes Social Housing Fund to enhance energy efficiency and low-carbon technology in social housing. Additionally, the Warm Homes Local Grant has allocated £1.5 million to St Albans and £2.3 million to Dacorum to provide energy efficiency upgrades to low-income energy inefficient homes. This support is expected to save households £300-£400 on their annual energy bills.

The Government is also supporting households with their energy bills through the Warm Home Discount, a £150 energy bill rebate for eligible low-income and vulnerable households, the Winter Fuel Payment, a £200-£300 payment provided to pensioner households in England and Wales with someone receiving Pension Credit or certain other income-related benefits, the Cold Weather Payment, and Household Support Fund.