Rejected petition Need to find an answer to soaring energy bills or risk a humanitarian crisis.

Government intervention is required.
Grants and support for business.
Price cap and give money to suppliers to meet the much higher costs of gas and electricity on wholesale markets.

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without more support, about half of UK households could fall into fuel poverty from the start of next year, meaning that they would have to spend more than 10% of their disposable income on energy.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

While we can see that you'd like the Government to take action on the rising cost of living, it's not clear exactly what you'd like the Government to do.

Petitions must set out a clear ask for Parliament or Government.

You might wish to sign other petitions which are asking for action on the rising cost of living:

Take urgent actions to address the extreme cost of living crisis
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/612439

Implement immediate actions to stop the cost of living catastrophe
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/611567

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

Date submitted 31 August 2022
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