MOMENTUM is growing in the energy sector for a 'social tariff', with Good Energy becoming the latest supplier to call for more targeted support for vulnerable customers.

Good Energy boss Nigel Pocklington told City A.M. that "a social tariff is the route to go" if the government wants to shelter lower-income households from sky-high energy bills.

He said: "A social tariff seems to be the most effective way of dealing with what is an affordability crisis for vulnerable, poorer households."

Pocklington believed the government should pivot from the Energy Price Guarantee, and instead focus support on households that will be most exposed by high prices.

In his view, it would be a mistake to be "offering people like me a subsidy on their energy bills for forever in a day" - through the current support package for the next 15 months.

Ovo Energy has also backed the idea, and Ofgem has announced it is also considering the viability of a social tariff.

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