Warm Home Discount Costs To Be Shifted From SC To U/R

born_again

Yes, that's a natural consequence of moving cost recovery from the SC to the unit price. It's what SMoL has been campaigning for.

Several of us have been pointing this out on the forum for many years, but SMoL hasn't changed his stance.

ML was good at saving people money, since he has moved to also campaigning on charges (such as the botched phone annual rises)

This is another he want to step back from.

Back to doing what he did well helping people with savings etc.

Not messing up other area's where he is making things worse not better.

debitcardmayhem

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81884873#Comment_81884873

Sadly he's now a reality tv persona, made his moolah now he likes the sound of his own voice so thinks up stuff appeal to couch potatoes. My opinion of course

michaels

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81884531#Comment_81884531

But there are high energy users such as the less mobile and those with health conditions who will notice and be penalised by higher unit rates, regardless of their ability to pay.

We already have a way of funding social payments with the money needed being raised according to ability to pay, it is called income tax. Surely Income tax is the best way to raise revenue used to support a social tariff reduction because rather than some of those paying not being able to afford it and suffering hardship, instead it is actually directly related to ability to pay.

michaels

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81884235#Comment_81884235

I agree with you but think you are also wrong. Unfortunately those in need of utility bill support are often lacking in the skills to prioritise their expenditure and those of use who care for others would be willing to both give them £150 to help purchase energy and then also also end up giving them 150 off their energy bills when it turned out that they had spent the first 150 on other things, rather than see then freeze to death.

See also food banks.