Energy bills campaigners have dubbed Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's autumn statement as a “death sentence”, criticising the lack of support for millions of families who are struggling to pay their bills.
Don't Pay UK, which is calling on people to stop paying their energy bills on December 1, hit out at the measures announced last Thursday, including a hike in average fuel costs to £3,000 a year from £2,500 and the withdrawal of the across-the-board £400 rebate next winter.
But the grassroots campaign criticised the absence of support for the millions struggling to pay their energy bills today, and noted a further energy price rise in April will only add fuel to the fire of its mass non-payment strike, which nearly 257,000 people have already pledged to join.
