Skip to main content
Logo icon

Main navigation

  • News & Articles
  • Record of Action
  • In Parliament
  • Central Devon Activity Map
  • Contact
Logo icon

£50 water bill reduction for local families extended

  • Tweet
Thursday, 12 January, 2023
""

Mel Stride MP has welcomed the Government’s decision to extend the £50 annual reduction in water bills that residents in his constituency and across the South West have received since 2012.

The reduction grew out of the findings of the Walker Review into affordability and charges in the water industry in 2009. This highlighted the historically high level of charges in the South West and in particular recognised the 'unfairness' of 3% of the population of England and Wales paying for the clean-up of a third of all the country's bathing waters. In 2012 Prime Minister David Cameron introduced special legislation, giving giving South West Water up to £40 million annually to reduce household bills by £50 from 2013.

The Chief Executive Officer of South West Water Susan Davy recently wrote to Mr Stride to thank him for his support and lobbying in helping to secure an extension of the reduction for 2023-24.

Mr Stride said:

“Residents in Central Devon and across the region face higher than average water bills, with a third of our country’s bathing waters to maintain. This reduction is a huge help to many families, particularly those on the lowest incomes, and I am very pleased it has been extended for at least another year.”

Households receive the reduction in their bills automatically and do not need to contact South West Water.

  • Local News

You may also be interested in

""

Local MP joins Year 6 pupils for discussion on parliament and democracy

Monday, 30 January, 2023

Hatherleigh Primary School pupil Ben Ruff (8) has received a prize from local MP Mel Stride for coming runner-up in the competition to design his 2022 Christmas Card.

Show only

  • Articles
  • Local News
  • Speeches in Parliament
  • Westminster News

Mel Stride MP for Central Devon

Footer

  • About RSS
  • Accessibility
  • Cookies
  • Privacy
  • In Parliament
  • Is Mel Stride my MP?
  • Recent Speeches and Appearances
Printed and promoted by M Knuckey on behalf of M Stride, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Copyright 2023 Mel Stride MP for Central Devon. All rights reserved.
Powered by Bluetree