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<p>Protecting low income and vulnerable consumers when it comes to their energy costs
is a priority for this Government. This is why the Energy Company Obligation, our
main domestic energy efficiency scheme, will now be solely focused on upgrading the
homes of those on low incomes to help tackle the root cause of fuel poverty.</p><p>
</p><p>The Government has also recently extended the Warm Home Discount scheme, which
supports over 2 million low income and vulnerable households by cutting £140 off their
winter energy bills.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also introducing the energy price
cap to protect over 11 million households on poor value standard variable tariff deals
this winter.</p>
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