‘We know that every family has paid the price of Britain losing control of our energy supply to fossil fuel markets in the grip of petrostates and dictators’, the Energy Secretary writes
The driving purpose of this government is to tackle the affordability crisis that scars our country.
We are not willing to stand by as families struggle with their bills. That is why last year we expanded the Warm Home Discount to everyone on means-tested benefits – providing a £150 rebate on energy bills for around 6 million families, one in five across the country.
Today, we are confirming that eligible families will continue to get the discount every winter for the rest of the decade. And for thousands of families in Scotland, we are simplifying the process so that they get this support automatically for the first time next winter.
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This comes on top of our decision at the Budget to take an average of £150 of costs off bills for households from April.
And last week we launched our Warm Homes Plan, the biggest public investment in home upgrades in British history, which will cut bills for millions with technologies like solar panels, and help lift up to a million families out of fuel poverty.
But as we help those struggling now, we know that every family has paid the price of Britain losing control of our energy supply to fossil fuel markets in the grip of petrostates and dictators.
That is why we are taking back control with record investment in homegrown clean power from renewables and nuclear.
Every decision we make is about tackling the affordability crisis—cutting bills today as we act to bring them down for good.