Template press release on letter to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to urge the UK government to offer stronger support to [COUNCIL AREA] residents who are not connected to the mains gas grid.
[NAME] urges government to go further on £100 off-grid fuel support
[YOUR NAME] has written to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to urge the UK government to offer stronger support to [COUNCIL AREA] residents who are not connected to the mains gas grid.
Jacob Rees-Mogg, the minister in charge of energy, previously announced that off-grid households will receive a £100 payment to help cover the spiralling costs of oil, LPG, biomass pellets and other fuels. However, no information has been provided as to how or when this payment will be made.
[YOUR NAME] has now written to Jacob Rees-Mogg to demand urgent action for [COUNCIL AREA] households, businesses and charities, including an uplift to the payment to bring it in line with the support that has been put in place for typical dual-fuel customers.
Many local homes are off-grid, meaning that residents could be missing out on thousands of pounds worth of energy support compared to those who have mains gas.
Commenting, [YOUR NAME] said: "My residents who use alternative fuels in their homes and non-domestic premises are being treated as an afterthought by this government. Compared to the thousands of pounds of subsidies that grid customers will be entitled to, a one-off £100 payment is utterly derisory.
"Lib Dems have been warning government ministers about the uncapped price of alternative heating fuels since the beginning of the year, and yet they have not acted until the cold winter months are already upon us. The ineptitude is astounding.
"Liz Truss and her government must now admit the error of their ways and go further to provide [OUR LOCAL RESIDENTS] with a proper energy support package before the month is out."
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