A fuel poverty group have called for the people to form a new 'civil rights movement' over the current crisis.
The Derry Against Fuel Poverty (DAFP) group has called for the people of the city to turn out on May 7 to protest against the rising cost of living.
It'll be the fourth rally that the local group have held in a number of months - by which time candidates in Foyle will know their election fate.
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It comes as Northern Ireland householders face further price hikes in their energy bills this year.
The leap in energy bills is just the latest headache for hard-up households as the rising cost of living has already left customers struggling with everything from filling up the car to the weekly shop.
A further price hike in Firmus gas bills came into effect on May 1 in the Ten Towns network, announced in late March, affecting about 55,000 customers.
Firmus has blamed global pressures including the war in Ukraine for the move with sustained increases in global wholesale gas prices but hopes to announce price decreases "as soon as we can possibly do so".
Just last week, Northern Ireland’s second-largest electricity supplier, SSE Airtricity, announced it is upping customers’ electric bills by 33% with “increases in wholesale energy costs” blamed for the rise.
Writing on social media, DAFP said: "Get on it folks!
"When we're cold, hungry, tired, and stressed, coming together onto our streets is an act of extreme courage and hope.
"We're the forgotten, the unseen and the unheard. No more of it. Become the civil rights movement of today. It's needed now more than ever."
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