People across the country struggling to cope with the cost of living crisis are being encouraged to stop paying their energy bills this October. A campaign group - Don't Pay UK - wants to get one million people to pledge to cancel their bills in an effort to force firms to reduce them.
Energy prices are expected to remain at more than two-and-a-half times their pre-crisis levels until at least 2024, with another increase in the price cap expected this autumn, reports Nottinghamshire Live. Ofgem has already confirmed the cap will now be updated every three months, rather than every six, as it warned customers face "a very challenging winter ahead".
Don't Pay UK point to the success of the mass non-payment 30 years ago when 17 million people refused to pay PM Margaret Thatcher's Poll Tax. The group hopes if enough people sign up, the energy firms can be brought to the negotiating table.
