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Cumbrian heating oil households risk missing energy bill support

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 31 Oct, 06:17 · Archive

Tens of thousands of Cumbrian households relying on heating oil risk missing government energy bill support, warns MP Tim Farron.

Tens of thousands of Cumbrian households relying on heating oil risk being left behind by government energy bill support, according to Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron for Westmorland and Lonsdale. He raised the issue in the House of Commons following the Chancellor's announcements, calling for a formal cap on energy costs for homes not connected to the mains gas grid.

Mr Farron highlighted that heating oil bills have risen threefold over the past year. He questioned whether more could have been done to support people living in rural areas such as Cumbria. 'Although there is ongoing support for people with their energy bills, there is nothing for the tens of thousands of people in Cumbria, and the hundreds of thousands across the country, who are off grid and who rely on heating oil,' he said.

Dame Meg Hillier, responding for the government, acknowledged Mr Farron's campaigning but said the Government had already provided some support. She noted that the Treasury Committee would examine the Chancellor's measures and assess their cumulative impact on individual households. 'There is a limited pot of money, and it must be targeted at those who need it most,' she said. Many properties in rural Cumbria are not connected to the gas network and depend on heating oil instead.

Cumbrian heating oil households risk missing energy bill support
Image: Westmorland Gazette

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In this story: Tim Farron · Cumbria · Dame Meg Hillier · Westmorland and Lonsdale · Chancellor

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