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16 January 2014

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Column: 17P

Column: 17P

Petitions [16 January 2014]

Observations [16 January 2014]

Energy and Climate Change [16 January 2014]

Gas and Electricity Bills

Establishing a rebate saving the average customer £12 on their bill, for the next two years, worth a total of £600 million.

Reducing the cost of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), an insulation scheme delivered by major energy suppliers.

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Companies have announced that this will result of savings of around £30-£35 off bills, on average, this year. The existing dedicated support in ECO for low income and vulnerable households will be maintained and extended from March 2015 until March 2017.

We are making sure the most vulnerable households get direct financial help from their supplier. The Warm Home Discount will help around 2 million households this year, including well over a million of the poorest pensioners who will receive £135 off their electricity bill.

We are helping people to use less energy by providing new ways to pay for and install energy saving home improvements through the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation. The Government have recently announced new measures

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that will boost energy efficiency even further by introducing new schemes for home-movers, landlords and public sector buildings, worth £540 million over three years.

We have launched the Big Energy Saving Network of voluntary organisations and community groups which will help the most vulnerable get the best energy deal for them and access to available help.

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