Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent deaths attributable to living in cold homes.

The Government expect over 3 million households to benefit this winter from the Warm Home Discount, which provides low-income and vulnerable households across Great Britain with a £150 rebate off their winter energy bill.

The Government considers energy efficiency improvements to be the best way to tackle fuel poverty in the long term, reducing energy bills and carbon emissions in line with net zero. Measures are available through several schemes including the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, Home Upgrade Grant, Great British Insulation Scheme and the Energy Company Obligation (ECO4). ECO4 runs from 2022-2026 at a value of £4billion.