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Energy Bills Support: Shropshire

Tuesday 28 November 2023 · 3 questions

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Answered 2 Partly answered 0 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Government providing up to 900 of cost of living support throughout 2023-24 for vulnerable households in Shropshire
  • Farmers in Shropshire benefited from the energy bill relief scheme, which provided over 7.4 billion of support
  • Government scheme for energy bill relief closed on 31 March, with funds returning to HM Treasury

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Daniel Kawczynski Con
Energy
Context

The MP is concerned about the rising energy costs affecting people in his constituency.

Question

What steps her Department is taking to support people in Shropshire with their energy bills?

Answer from Amanda Solloway

The Government are continuing to provide up to £900 of cost of living support throughout 2023-24 to help vulnerable households, which is an increase on the £650 that we provided the previous year, as well as targeted support such as £150 through the warm home discount.

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Q2 Daniel Kawczynski Con
Energy Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Context

Farmers in the MP's constituency and neighbouring areas are facing adverse effects due to rising energy costs.

Question

What additional assistance will the Government give to the agricultural sector to help this very important industry survive?

Answer from Amanda Solloway

Farmers in Shropshire constituencies and across the UK have already benefited from the energy bill relief scheme, which ended on 31 March and provided more than £7.4 billion of support.

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Q3 Angus MacNeil SNP
Energy
Context

The energy bills support scheme was set up to assist 900,000 households but only about 150,000 received the promised £400, leaving many eligible households without assistance.

Question

With one in four bill payers now in energy debt, will the Government keep their promise and make good to those 750,000 who missed out on that money when the scheme closed in May?

Answer from Amanda Solloway

The Government lent in to try to ensure that everyone who was entitled to the funding was able to receive it. Now that the scheme has closed, the money will return to His Majesty's Treasury.

Not addressed: Compensation or additional support for those who missed out on £400

How: Now That The Scheme Has Closed

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