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<p>Energy suppliers provide direct bill support for low income households through
the Government’s Warm Home Discount scheme. <del class="ministerial">As the original
impact assessment for the scheme made clear, the scheme grew in part out of a concern
about affordability of energy bills and accessibility of appropriate tariffs for those
on low incomes. The scheme is now hugely successful.</del> <del class="ministerial">This
year the</del> <ins class="ministerial">The </ins>Warm Home<ins class="ministerial">s</ins>
Discount will<ins class="ministerial"> increase to</ins> give eligible low-income
bill payers £140 money off their energy bills, helping over 2 million people including
1.4 million of Britain’s most vulnerable pensioners.</p><p>There has been consideration
of the role of differentiated tariffs as part of the Hills Review of Fuel Poverty,
and in the development of Fuel Poverty: Framework for future action and Cutting the
cost of keeping warm, the consultation to prepare for a new fuel poverty strategy.</p><p>We
continue to monitor the impacts of the Ofgem’s Retail Market Review and wider Government
action to ensure consumers are treated fairly in the energy market and are better
able to the choose a deal that suits them. We expect to keep the case for further
action under review as part of this.</p>
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