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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent

British Gas vows to halt remote switches of customers to prepayment meters

computer with British gas site and heater in background
Some energy suppliers have been switching struggling households on to prepayment metres as a ‘last resort’. Photograph: Windmill Images/Alamy

British Gas has said its customers will not be remotely switched to prepayment meters this winter and pledged £10m to support them – but will not stop the controversial forced installation of the meters.

Britain’s largest energy supplier has committed £10m in help for vulnerable customers on prepay arrangements and promised not to switch customers remotely this winter unless they ask, the Guardian can disclose.

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