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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-12-13more like thismore than 2022-12-13
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Energy: Meters remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the severe cold weather on (1) vulnerable households, and (2) the ability of those residents on pre-payment meters to access Government help with household bills; and what steps they will take to facilitate access to support for the most vulnerable households. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering more like this
uin HL4260 remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-12-29more like thismore than 2022-12-29
answer text <p>The Government is delivering the Energy Bills Support Scheme, a £400 non-repayable grant to support all families with their energy bills. Additionally, the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) will save a typical household in Great Britain £900 this Winter.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently reviewing the EPG. This consultation will ensure that vulnerable high energy users, such as those with medical requirements, are not put at risk of having to pay more.</p><p> </p><p>Customers with smart prepayment meters have the credit applied to their meter automatically, and those with traditional prepayment meters should have received discount vouchers sent via SMS text, email, post or a Special Action Message. Electricity suppliers have reported that, as of 1 December, they had issued 4,044,554 vouchers to customers with traditional prepayment meters.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Callanan more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-12-29T13:44:33.273Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-29T13:44:33.273Z
answering member
4336
label Biography information for Lord Callanan more like this
tabling member
384
label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering more like this