Water Charges: Social Tariffs
Commons · Question 111526 · Tabled 6 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Iqbal Mohamed
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of support for water social tariff across different regions; and what steps she is taking to ensure households in similar
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 12 Feb 2026
Evidence shows that levels of social tariff provision vary between regions because each water company sets its own eligibility criteria and level of support. The Government keeps support schemes under review and expects industry to do the same to ensure v...