MOMENTUM is growing in the energy sector for a 'social tariff', with
He said: "A social tariff seems to be the most effective way of dealing with what is an affordability crisis for vulnerable, poorer households."
Pocklington believed the government should pivot from the Energy Price Guarantee, and instead focus support on households that will be most exposed by high prices.
In his view, it would be a mistake to be "offering people like me a subsidy on their energy bills for forever in a day" - through the current support package for the next 15 months.
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