More help could be on the way to help low income families pay for their energy if recommendations are taken up by the Government.
Cheap social energy tariffs and discounted energy bills for households on benefits are two of the suggestions made by the Public Accounts Committee energy bills support report, which has criticised the Government's 'lack of urgency in addressing the energy market failures', which is says has led to high energy bills.
The committee has also asked for the Government's plans for ensuring energy affordability in winter 2023–24 within six months, along with a progress report on future plans for the domestic scheme, such as capping support to those that use very large volumes of energy and introducing discounts on bills for households on benefits.
