The new energy price cap means we must look again at a social energy tariff

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Ofgem has today announced an increase in the energy price cap. This strengthens the case for a social tariff, argues Matthew Scott

A year ago, we wrote that the government needed to urgently consult on the design of a social tariff in the energy market.

report CIH published at the same time demonstrated that an energy social tariff – basically, a special discounted energy tariff targeted at lower-income households – could cut fuel poverty rates in local authority and housing association homes by over half.

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