PEOPLE need strengthened legal protections to help stop them from being forced on to pre-payment meters, ministers have been told, amid a warning they could be pushed into unpayable debt.
Energy Action Scotland and the Poverty Alliance have today said they are concerned by the number of people being moved onto pre-payment meters by energy suppliers, despite guidance from regulator Ofgem that it should be a last resort.
Smart meters can be switched to pre-payment remotely, but for non-smart meters a warrant is needed to access homes to force the switch.
