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Surely a tiering system on the unit cost would make most sense?
The more you use, the less you benefit though everyone gets the basic help
Grumpy_Git-
There was chat about this a while back. The German (IIRC) scheme is to give everyone a free energy allowance (enough to cover average basic use), then use above that costs above the current rate. So the more you use the higher the cost, but that partly funds the poorest (also windfall tax on suppliers). Gives a real incentive to cut usage as well.
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yeah agree - someone else suggested this too.
I guess some possible difficulties identifying households etc (if you have two homes and use less in each as a result, you could benefit) but overall seems a good system
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andyfallsoff
Probably, although I'm not sure the highest incomes etc correlate that well with largest houses. At the very top maybe yes, but if the cut off is £100k per year or even £150k then that will capture a lot of smallish London houses for families, say.
Do they use loads more on heating than old folk in houses they bought 30, 40 years ago? Not sure they do