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Written question asked by Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party) on Friday, 16 February 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 February 2024. It was answered by Amanda Solloway (Conservative) on Monday, 26 February 2024 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.


Energy Bills Rebate

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on using HMRC Real Time Income data to target energy support schemes for households.

Answer

We are looking at longer term solutions to improve the targeting of support at vulnerable households, and this includes discussions with many departments, including HMRC on the scope of the data they hold.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14367
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Energy bills rebate
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk