Energy suppliers have been urged by charity bosses to begin working on introducing their own social tariffs rather than waiting for the government to act. A consultation on long-term bill support such as a social energy tariff was initially pledged by the government last year, but this has yet to materialise. Speaking at Utility Week’s Consumer Vulnerability and Debt conference Christine Tate, director at charity Scope, discussed the impact the cost of living crisis is having on disabled energy customers and called on suppliers to introduce their own enduring support mechanism to help them.
Energy retailers urged to bring in their own social tariffs
