Submitted by Andy Birkinshaw on Tuesday 1st February 2022
Published on Tuesday 8th February 2022
Current status: Closed
Closed: Monday 8th August 2022
Signatures: 73
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Access ~ accessibility ~ Basics ~ Bills ~ Cook ~ Council ~ council tax ~ Electric ~ energy bill ~ energy bills ~ energy costs ~ Essential ~ Free School Meals ~ Houses ~ Housing ~ Human Rights ~ Living costs ~ RISE ~ school meals ~ Tax ~ The rising ~ Universal Credit ~ Universities
Add an additional amount to Universal Credit for energy costs
Just as with other essential living costs, household energy in the form of Gas and Electricity is a basic necessity.
Specific additional support for Energy bills should be provided to people on Universal Credit, in the same way as support for housing costs.
The lowest paid workers & the unemployed receiving Universal Credit receive support for housing costs through Universal Credit. Many claimants are also eligible for Council Tax Support, free prescriptions and free school meals.
Household Energy (Gas / Electric) is also a basic essential living cost. Access to warmth and the ability to cook are basic human rights.
With the rising costs of Energy bills we need additional financial support through Universal Credit to help the most vulnerable in society.
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