Social Energy Tariff

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb Excerpts

Monday 16th June 2025 Lords Chamber

[Lord Wilson of Sedgefield (Lab)]

There is a levy for the warm home discount, but that works out at only £1.50 a month per household, which is not that high considering how many people it takes out of fuel poverty.

[Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (GP)]

My Lords, does the Minister agree that spending more money on home insulation would be a more permanent solution to the energy problems that low-income families face?

[Lord Wilson of Sedgefield (Lab)]

The noble Baroness makes a valuable point. We will invest £13.2 billion in the warm homes plan over the spending review period, in line with our manifesto commitment. This builds on last year’s initial settlement of £3.4 billion, and we have taken a major step forward in our plans to upgrade up to 5 million homes over this Parliament, cutting energy bills for good and fulfilling our manifesto commitment to deliver the warm homes plan.