Rejected petition Stop OFGEM increasing the energy cap in October 2022

The government should prevent OFGEM increasing the energy cap in October 2022 and either maintain it at its current level or lower it. The government should also consider taking the same action in January 2023 if necessary.

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These actions will help considerably to tackle the current cost of living crisis.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

The calculation of the energy price cap is a matter for the regulator Ofgem, which is operationally independent of the UK Government and House of Commons. You can find out more about how the price cap is calculated here: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/information-consumers/energy-advice-households/check-if-energy-price-cap-affects-you.

We have published the following related petition, which you might like to sign:

Introduce a "Triple lock" to restrict energy cap increases: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/621347

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 8 August 2022
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