“The Centre for Social Justice welcomes the Prime Minister’s intervention today to control spiralling energy costs. In taking the decision to provide direct financial support to cap people’s energy bills, the action taken today recognises the scale of need.
While a more targeted and cost-effective approach may have been preferable, we recognise the immense pressure the Government is under to act – and to act quickly – to provide reassurance to households and businesses across the country.
Even with the measures laid out before Parliament today, the poorest households will still struggle with the rising cost of living over the coming months. The CSJ urges the Chancellor in his anticipated September fiscal statement to use Universal Credit, which helped millions so efficiently during the pandemic, to
target support to those who need it most. An early uprating would ensure the incomes of those with the very least are protected from the worst of inflation, while restoring work allowances would deliver an effective tax cut for Britain’s poorest workers.”
Gavin Rice, Policy Director
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