A social tariff must be designed as a temporary measure with the end goal of returning eligible customers to mainstream rates - or risk an “energy apartheid”. This is the view of Eon UK chief executive Chris Norbury, who told Utility Week he believes a social tariff should be co-funded by industry and government and administered by Citizens Advice, following a similar model in the Netherlands.
Eon boss warns of ‘energy apartheid’ risk if social tariff is mishandled
