The boss of an energy company says the Government should give the poorest people in the country £1,000 off their energy bills amid warnings that four in 10 could fall into fuel poverty in October. Scottish Power chief executive Keith Anderson suggested the discount would then be paid back over 10 years.
Speaking to MPs on the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, Mr Anderson said: "I think the problem's got to the size and scale that it requires something significant of that nature where those people who are deemed to be in fuel poverty or vulnerable need something of the size and scale that puts their bills back to where it used to be before the gas crisis."
Mr Anderson called that "stage one", which should be followed up with a social tariff that gives poorer households discounted energy. This should replace the current price cap, he said.
