Energy: Meters
Commons · Question 91392 · Tabled 17 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Imran Hussain
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to end the higher standing charges paid by prepayment meter users; and if she will make an assessment of the impact of that inequality on low-income families in Bradf
Answer
Answered by Martin McCluskey, 25 Nov 2025
Since 1 April 2024, under the price cap, Ofgem has levelised standing charges for prepayment meter and direct debit customers and implemented a process of cost reconciliation for suppliers. This reduces the standing charges of consumers with prepayment me...