A social tariff may be a better alternative to "chasing" increases in the price cap with support measures to protect low-income households facing an "unimaginable burden" this winter, the government’s fuel poverty advisors have told the incoming prime minister. In a letter sent to both candidates ahead of Monday's announcement that foreign secretary Liz Truss had secured the leadership of the Conservative party, the Committee on Fuel Poverty chair Caroline Flint outlined a package of measures designed to relieve pressure on struggling households.
Flint floats social tariff as alternative to ‘chasing’ cap
