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<p>We have no current plans to establish a national fuel fund.</p><p>The Government
provides support to those struggling with their gas and electricity bills through:</p><p>•
The Warm Home Discount, which provides a £140 rebate to more than two million households;</p><p>•
Winter Fuel Payments, that provides £200-300 to pensioners, ensuring that they can
keep warm during the colder months; and</p><p>• Cold Weather Payments, which were
automatically provided to more than one million households during winter 2018-19.</p><p>In
addition, the default tariff cap protects all consumers on default tariffs from being
overcharged and Ofgem’s safeguard price cap protects consumers on pre-payment meter
tariffs.</p><p>The most sustainable approach to decreasing energy bills is improving
energy efficiency.</p><p>• The Energy Company Obligation drives £640 million of investment
annually into improving the efficiency of low income and vulnerable households.</p><p>•
The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards require landlords spend up to £3500 (including
VAT) improving their rented properties to EPC Band E.</p>
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