Midwinter energy price increases should be abolished to protect households from unaffordable bills “at the worst possible time”, according to a coalition of leading charities.…
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Ministers urged to offer financial support for Britain’s rising energy bills
Ministers have been urged to intervene to prevent a “winter of despair and suffering” by offering financial support to millions of households facing unmanageable energy…
View More Ministers urged to offer financial support for Britain’s rising energy billsOfgem energy price cap predicted to fall to £1,823 a year
The typical gas and electricity bill will fall to an average of £1,823 a year from October after the regulator Ofgem announces its energy price…
View More Ofgem energy price cap predicted to fall to £1,823 a yearUK insulation scheme would take 300 years to meet government targets, say critics
The government’s home insulation scheme would take 190 years to upgrade the energy efficiency of the UK’s draughty housing stock, and 300 years to meet…
View More UK insulation scheme would take 300 years to meet government targets, say criticsSoaring fuel bills may push 141m more into extreme poverty globally – study
Soaring energy prices triggered by the Russia-Ukraine conflict could push up to 141 million more people around the globe into extreme poverty, a study has…
View More Soaring fuel bills may push 141m more into extreme poverty globally – studyStop forcing people on to prepayment meters, UK minister urges suppliers
The business secretary has urged energy suppliers to stop forcibly switching households struggling with energy bills to prepayment meters, after calls for government action amid…
View More Stop forcing people on to prepayment meters, UK minister urges suppliersMillions cannot afford to heat homes as UK faces Arctic snap
More than 3 million low-income UK households cannot afford to heat their homes, according to research, as a “dangerously cold” weather front arrives from the…
View More Millions cannot afford to heat homes as UK faces Arctic snapCalls for UK ban on pre-payment meter installations made under court warrants
Campaigners have called for an immediate ban on pre-payment meter (PPM) installations made under court warrants because of fears that energy suppliers are using them…
View More Calls for UK ban on pre-payment meter installations made under court warrantsEnergy suppliers criticised over leaving cash-strapped households without power
Ofgem has told energy suppliers in Britain to clean up their act after it received alarming reports of cash-strapped households being left without power for…
View More Energy suppliers criticised over leaving cash-strapped households without powerDon’t let ‘warm banks’ become as vital as food banks, Scottish charities urge
Scotland’s leading anti-poverty campaigners are urging councils and communities “not to repeat past mistakes” by allowing “warm banks” – for those unable to afford heating…
View More Don’t let ‘warm banks’ become as vital as food banks, Scottish charities urge