PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Energy Company Obligation: Disability (20 April 2022)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has been made of the financial impact on individuals affected by the decision to remove support for disabled people through the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme.

Asked by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)

Answer

ECO4 has been designed to focus support on households with the lowest incomes and alleviate fuel poverty. This will include households with disabled people on the lowest incomes. The scheme is designed to improve the energy efficiency of homes, through the installation of insulation or heating measures. Households benefitting from improvements could save an average of £300 per annum.


Answered by:
Greg Hands (Conservative)
28 April 2022

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