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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Julia Kollewe

Serious consequences for not paying energy bills, warn UK charities

Cost Of Living Protest In Birmingham
Protest In Birmingham as Britain faces it biggest cost of living crisis in decades. Photograph: Mike Kemp/In Pictures/Getty Images

UK charities are warning people of the severe consequences of not paying their energy bills, as a campaign to stop payments from October gains momentum.

The Don’t Pay UK group, which is demanding a reduction of bills to an affordable level, has reportedly gathered support from 80,000 people who intend to cancel their direct debit payments from 1 October, when the regulator raises the energy price cap, the maximum amount suppliers are allowed to charge.

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