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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Athena Stavrou

Calls grow for households to get refunds after energy companies pocket £4bn excess profits

Ofgem is facing growing calls to refund UK households after analysis suggested energy infrastructure companies pocketed nearly £4 billion in excess profits over the past four years.

More than 40,000 people have signed a Change.org petition to return £130 to every household following soaring bills in the cost-of-living crisis, as campaigners warn fuel poverty is still “the highest it’s ever been”.

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