Submitted on Thursday 7th April 2022
Rejected on Tuesday 12th April 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Put a price cap on further energy increases due in October
Stop further increases in gas and electric from october
The British people have recently seen a 54% increase in their gas and electric prices, sending some families into poverty. A further increase in October will see families more reliable on food banks and having to further choose heating or eating. A reintroduction of a benefit cap should be Introduced to stop families having to make severe choices
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.
The energy cap is set by Ofgem, which is operationally independent of the Government and Parliament. You can find out more about how the energy price cap is set here: www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/price-cap-increase-ps693-april
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Subsidise energy prices to offset any increase in the energy price cap: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/606586
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