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The government has issued an update on calls to introduce a national social tariff on water bills for UK households.

An MP from Greater Manchester asked the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is considering proposals to introduce a single social tariff for UK households in a written question last week.

It comes as Citizens Advice revealed that almost one in five households struggled to pay their water bill in the last year following a hike in charges in January - increasing the average household water and sewerage bill from under £500 to more than £600 a year.

Afzal Khan, Labour MP for Rusholme , submitted a written question to the government asking whether it is "considering proposals to introduce a national social tariff on wate

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