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Graham Hiscott & Lorna Hughes

Martin Lewis warns help urgently needed to avert 'absolute poverty crisis' amid energy bill hike

Martin Lewis has called for urgent action to protect millions of vulnerable people from surging energy bills - warning Britain faces "an absolute poverty crisis".

The consumer champion said a “substantial” increase in funding was needed to help those likely to be most severely impacted by a frightening surge in prices.

It comes just three weeks before energy regulator Ofgem is due to announce the scale of a hike in the price cap for 15 million households, the Mirror reports.

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