Thousands of people across the country have threatened to stop paying their energy bills this autumn, as prices are expected to rocket again. A campaign group - Don't Pay UK - wants to encourage one million people to pledge to cancel their bills in an effort to force firms to reduce them.
The group claim that they have already gathered support from 80,000 people across the UK who are prepared to skip out on their bills this October. As well as the thousands refusing to pay their bills, the rising cost of living means there will be others who are unable to meet ends meet when it comes to their monthly expenses.
New dramatic forecasts from Cornwall Insights, published on Tuesday, August 9, predict bills will rise to £4,266 in January, before rising again in April to £4,427 - the previous forecast was for £3,729 in April. The company said these revised numbers were due to energy regulator Ofgem's "change in calculation methodology."
