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<p>The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced
in October 2014 through the publication of guidance for officials:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf</a></p><p>The
objective of the Test is to introduce a family perspective to the policy making process,
specifically to make the potential impacts on family functioning and relationships
explicit.</p><p>DECC has not applied the Test to date. DECC is working with the DWP
to embed the Test in the policymaking process.</p><p>DECC does publish analysis of
the estimated impacts of energy and climate change polices on household energy bills
across different types of households showing that for each different household composition,
energy bills are estimated to be lower on average as a result of these policies. [1]
We will continue to consider the impacts on families where relevant, for example when
implementing the fuel poverty strategy.</p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> DECC
(2014) ‘Estimated impacts of energy and climate change policies on energy prices and
bills’, available online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-impacts-of-energy-and-climate-change-policies-on-energy-prices-and-bills-2014"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-impacts-of-energy-and-climate-change-policies-on-energy-prices-and-bills-2014</a>
Analysis refers to 2020.</em></p><p> </p>
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