Social Tariff Working Group: final report – spring 2025
Final report from the Social Tariff Working Group making recommendations to the UK Government on the implementation of targeted energy bill support.
3. Social Tariff Working Group
Following a ministerial roundtable on energy consumer issues in September 2024, the Scottish Government convened a Social Tariff Working Group. This relied on the generous participation of stakeholders from across the energy and consumer sectors.
The purpose of this group is to support and inform the potential introduction of a targeted bill support at GB level. This can be best achieved through the co-design of a deliverable mechanism that enjoys cross-sector support and demonstrates the viability and positive outcomes of the policy. Recognising the reserved nature of energy policy, the group has intentionally developed recommendations that it believes are relevant to Scotland, England, and Wales.
Four meetings took place between November 2024 and February 2025, focusing on the following key elements of a social tariff mechanism – fuel eligibility, consumer eligibility and data, tariff/discount level, and funding.