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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Zoe Wood

What are the options for managing skyrocketing energy bills this winter?

A model poses holding an energy bill.
Charities have warned that the substantial risks associated with not paying your energy bills. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

Annual energy bills are predicted to surpass £4,200 come January – a startling number that many Britons will struggle to comprehend, let alone pay, given household budgets are already being stretched to the limit by soaring food and fuel prices.

This looming hardship has fuelled support for the Don’t Pay UK campaign, which says more than 100,000 people have pledged to join its mass protest and stop paying their energy bills from October. However, charities have issued warnings about the risks associated with doing this. So what are your options to manage skyrocketing energy bills this winter?

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