Ms Issy Petrie:

There are social tariffs in use in different EU member states. In Belgium, the social tariff is decided at policy level every six months and pegged to the lowest available tariff on the market. That may have changed due to price rises; I am not sure if it may be used differently now. We regard this as a very important intervention on the cost side of things. It is a targeted intervention and a way of providing stability to a targeted group of households on means-tested social welfare benefits. It is another way of providing that stability and a guarantee of an essential service at an affordable level that can reflect, and be adjusted according to what is happening in, the market.