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Water Bills (South-West)

The pilot study in the south-west is attacking the affordability issue on two fronts: helping households to make savings on their water bills, and increasing their income through benefits checks. The average household toilet uses about 30 per cent. of a property’s water supply, and the relatively cheap installation of a toilet hippo will reduce toilet water usage by one third. Estimates based on expertise with similar energy-related schemes suggest that benefits entitlement checks can increase incomes by up to £25 a week. The hon. Gentleman actually raised those issues in his own remarks.