Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support low-income households which do not receive means tested benefits.

In 2022-23, the government is helping all domestic electricity customers with the impact of rising energy prices, with £400 off their bills through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. The Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) will cap the unit price households pay for electricity and gas saving the typical household around £900 this winter.

The government is providing a £150 non-repayable Council Tax Rebate for around 80 per cent of households in England, delivered as a payment to households in Council Tax Bands A-D, as announced in February.

The 12-month cut in fuel duty from March 2022 will support businesses and families with the cost of transport – worth savings for consumers of almost £2.4 billion.

In 2023-24, the £3,000 Energy Price Guarantee will save the average household £500. The government is also providing another £1 billion funding to enable an extension to the Household Support Fund over 2023-24, which will continue to support English Local Authorities in delivering local welfare to vulnerable households.

From 1 April 2023, the National Living Wage will increase by 9.7% to £10.42 an hour for workers aged 23 and over - the largest ever cash increase worth over £1,600 to the annual earnings of a full-time worker on National Living Wage.