Petition · past parliament

Don't force a £200 electricity debt onto us.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Yesterday the government announced they would reduce our electricity bills by £200 by means of credit to our meters or reduced bills by £200. We will then pay it back £40 for the next five years. We won't be giving a choice on this.
While we appreciate this will help many,
there are a lot of us whom would rarther ride it out instead of getting further into debt. Surely you can't force us to take on a debt we don't want.
Make it so that if people who would like to be part of this scheme can then apply for it. Which will make it so the right people who it will help out can then receive the support they need.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

4 Feb 2022 Petition opened for signatures
8 Feb 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Feb 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.