Overview

• A Green Alliance report commissioned by OVO models three social‑tariff options that could reduce fuel poverty by 12%, 19% or up to 42% depending on design and scope.
• Pairing a broader, tiered tariff with higher minimum energy efficiency standards for rented homes lifts the modeled impact to 26%.
• The report cites nine million fuel‑poor households in England and an average £407 annual shortfall in 2024, a 62% rise since 2020.
• OVO is urging government and industry to use existing public and private data to pinpoint households with unavoidable high energy needs, including disabled and older people and large households.
• Applications open October 1 for OVO’s £56 million package offering free energy‑saving items, direct financial help and home upgrades, with the company noting it has provided £190 million in support since 2022.