Cheaper energy for low-income families and legal action to stop energy companies using prepayment meters to claw back debt are two of the suggestions on the table to help struggling households amid the cost of living crisis.
The calls by energy regulator Ofgem come the day after after business secretary Grant Shapps threatened suppliers with being named and shamed if they forcibly fitted prepay meters into vulnerable customers' homes. In a letter to energy suppliers, Mr Shapps told them that prepay installations should be a last resort, after the customer has been offered credit or debt advice.
Ofgem boss Jonathan Brearley is expected to echo Mr Shapp's comments in a speech at the Institute for Government later today, and also call for a social tariff for vulnerable households be considered as a long-term option for tackling unaffordable bills, according to the BBC.
