The government's decision to end the energy price guarantee in April will "make a huge difference", according to a Bristol organisation. The Bristol Energy Network said the latest government change will push more people into fuel poverty.
The new chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed this morning that the energy price guarantee, as originally announced, will only last until April as it would be wrong to make such a long-term spending commitment. Mr Hunt said there will then be a review and a more targeted system will then be put in place.
Rachel Moffat - co-ordinator at Bristol Energy Network, an umbrella organisation for individuals and community groups with an interest in energy in Bristol and the surrounding area - said the fact the energy price guarantee will now finish in April - rather than two years as originally announced - will push more people into fuel poverty. Without the price cap guarantee, which was set at £2,500, bills would rise to an average of £3,300, she added.
