End Fuel Poverty Coalition reaction to Chancellor’s statement

Simon Francis Co-ordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition commented on the Chancellor’s plans to axe the Energy Price Guarantee from April 2023.

“The country was already facing a financial cliff edge in April due to plans to end other support packages, but this cliff edge has now become even steeper.

“Without the Energy Price Guarantee, the Government will need to fundamentally reform the energy market alongside providing unprecedented levels of support for energy efficiency schemes and financial support for the most vulnerable.

“But any threat to people’s energy security is a threat to their health and wellbeing. If people cannot trust the Government to deliver the support it has promised, what trust can anyone have that they will keep people warm this winter and beyond?

“The need for the Government to provide additional support for the most vulnerable this winter has also not disappeared and we hope the Treasury quickly acts to reassure households.”