Stuart Anderson MP has criticised the government over a lack of support for heating oil costs.
He said the rising costs have left off-grid residents “penalised” and without proper protection from energy price volatility.
In a Parliamentary debate on April 15, Mr Anderson said: "The energy support that the government has put out has penalised my constituency.
"I need to see that my constituents are going to have support—to see that its not going to mean that they are having to choose between that and food."
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More than half of homes in South Shropshire rely on heating oil, LPG, or electric heating and are not covered by the Energy Price Cap.
A resident in Eardington reported that their heating oil quote went from 53p per litre to £1.39 per litre when the war in Iran broke out in early March.
Mr Anderson said the price rises amount to a “rural penalty” that leaves residents exposed.
Although Shropshire Council received around £750,000 through the Crisis and Resilience Fund, Mr Anderson said the support “barely touches the sides.”
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