UK bill payers still vulnerable to another energy crisis, watchdog warns

The public accounts committee says energy bill support schemes stop short of helping the most vulnerable. Photograph: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock

British bill payers remain exposed to another energy crisis while facing “worryingly high” energy debts and some of the highest electricity costs in the world, parliament’s spending watchdog has warned.

The public accounts committee (PAC) said ministers had not put in place sufficient safeguards to shield households against another energy crisis or taken steps to permanently reduce Britain’s energy prices.