John Swinney has confirmed plans to create a new “social tariff” to slash energy bills for Scots on low incomes. The Daily Record exclusively revealed last week that SNP ministers had formed a working group with suppliers including E.ON, Scottish Gas and EDF on how discounted deals for vulnerable households could work.
It comes as average bills are set to be hiked by 10 per cent, or £149, from October 1 - while nearly a million pensioners will lose the Winter Fuel Payment after it was cut as a universal benefit by Labour.
Addressing MSPs, the First Minister said his Nats government had “engaged with energy suppliers over recent weeks on the options available to reduce bills for households across Scotland”.
As revealed by the Record, the Holyrood administration has enlisted energy firms and consumer groups to form a working group to design the new tariff offering discounted energy to at-risk households.
Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk
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