Water Charges: Universal Credit
2026-07-07 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · 17221 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to help ensure consistency between water companies in the inclusion of Universal Credit housing costs when calculating household income.
Answer
Water companies are responsible for the design of their social tariffs and may take different approaches when assessing household income, including when considering Universal Credit and housing cost. Government is working with industry to keep support sch...