A social tariff, as proposed by the SNP, would mean lower bills for low-income households as well as elderly and disabled people.
- Professor and Director of the Centre for Energy Policy, University of Strathclyde
No more tweaks: let’s replace the energy price cap with something more radical.
Even if your bill is falling, though, this may bring no sudden relief due to continued high inflation and interest rates.
Household gas and electricity bills aren’t the only way that expensive energy hits your budget.
The cap prevents energy retailers from making excessive profits, but places no restrictions on other parts of the supply chain.
More ambitious plans for making the UK’s homes energy efficient could create 22,545 new full-time jobs.
Will Boris Johnson’s ‘offshore wind revolution’ really unlock significant economic value?
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