1012. Additional support is needed for those on pre-payment meters and who are in energy debt. Fuel poor homes in arrears cannot switch their energy supplier to a tariff which may be more suitable for different low carbon heating technologies. Low-income households face financial difficulty paying off large standing charges on bills, which often need to be paid before gas connections can be capped if the household is no longer using gas as heating or cooking fuel. Government should address these access issues now to improve low carbon heating technologies' accessibility.