Fuel Poverty

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government – in the Senedd at 1:30 pm on 18 January 2023.

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Photo of Vikki Howells Vikki Howells Labour 1:30, 18 January 2023

Thank you, Minister. Even before the recent increase in the fuel price cap, we know that nearly half of all households are at risk of fuel poverty, and I'm sure that colleagues, like me, will have experienced an increase in constituents contacting them in desperate need of advice and support. Welsh Government interventions have made a real difference in supporting communities such as Cynon Valley, but, in the face of UK Government failure to reform the broken energy market, what reassurances can you give that protecting families and children most at risk of fuel poverty will remain a priority despite wider budgetary pressures?