Payments made to vulnerable customers during prolonged periods of cold weather have failed to keep pace with inflation, an energy charity has warned. Matthew Copeland, head of policy and public affairs at National Energy Action, told Utility Week the government must address what he labelled the Cold Weather Payment scheme’s deficiencies, including the fact the £25 payment figure has not been updated in more than 10 years.
Cold Weather Payments have ‘lagged behind inflation’
