Sick pensioner hit with £1171 gas bill and forced to use funeral savings to pay Widower Barry Seckerson, who suffers from numerous health issues, needs to use the heating to alleviate his symptoms. Daily Record · Feb 17, 2023
What the papers say – February 17 A missing mother and a scrambling Prime Minister feature on the national mastheads. The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023
Widower, 82, raids his funeral savings to meet soaring energy bills as supplier's profits rocket Barry, who has serious health problems, is furious that Centrica fat cat is in line for £1.6million bonus Wales Online · Feb 16, 2023
'Greedy oil giants pocket benefits of Ukraine invasion while British families freeze' 'While Centrica made £100 a second, British Gas hired debt collectors who force-fitted pre-payment meters - it's clear we need a windfall tax to put people before greed' Daily Mirror · Feb 16, 2023
British Gas customer, 82, forced to raid his funeral funds after energy bill quadruples Barry Seckerson has been left struggling to afford his energy bills which have more than quadrupled over winter and says he has no choice but dip into his funeral savings Daily Mirror · Feb 16, 2023
Anti-poverty campaigners rage as energy giants rake in cash Anti-poverty campaigners are fuming after the parent of Britain’s biggest home energy supplier said earnings more than tripled last year as consumers struggled to pay soaring utility bills The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023
Centrica boss urged to waive £1.6m bonus – but refuses to discuss it ‘Too early to have conversation’ abount bonus, says chief executive after record profits spark outrage The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023
Centrica boss defends profit spike despite fury from campaigners and politicians and claims of 'broken' energy market Chris O'Shea says profits support push to net zero and ultimately lower bills Insider UK · Feb 16, 2023
British Gas profits triple as Scots politicians make renewed call for 'proper' windfall tax Centrica said its profits more than tripled from £948 million in 2021 to £3.3 billion in 2022. Daily Record · Feb 16, 2023
'Obscene': British Gas owner sees profits TRIPLE amid pre-payment metre scandal BRITISH Gas owner Centrica has seen its profits soar to more than £3 billion for 2022 amid rocketing energy prices that have sparked a… The National (Scotland) · Feb 16, 2023
British Gas owners see profits more than treble amid cost of living crisis Centrica's earnings haul for 2022 has stoked anger over a run of massive profits notched up in the sector and reinforced calls for greater windfall taxes Chronicle Live · Feb 16, 2023
Centrica profits jump to more than £3bn British Gas owner said it paid nearly £1bn in tax - but faces fierce criticism Insider UK · Feb 16, 2023
FTSE 100 surges over 8,000 points before rising US producer prices dampen mood; British Gas owner Centrica’s profits triple – as it happened UK share index has hit record levels this morning, before surprise jump in US producer price inflation hits stocks The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2023
British Gas owner Centrica sees record profits of £3.3bn as energy bills rise Centrica said it made operating profits of £72m at its British Gas retail division, British Gas Energy, but this was down 39 per cent on the year before The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023
Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2023 British Gas owner Centrica sparks fury after posting record £3.3bn profit Centrica, Britain’s biggest energy supplier, more than trebled its underlying profits
Wales Online · Feb 16, 2023 British Gas owner Centrica sees profits soar to £2.8billion from £948m It is the latest energy firm to announce a huge windfall
The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2023 Centrica boss refuses to say if he will waive bonus after ‘obscene’ £3.3bn profit Chris O’Shea urged to ‘look at his conscience’ amid cost of living crisis and prepayment meter scandal
The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2023 British Gas owner expected to reveal record profits of £3bn Britain’s largest energy supplier only recently ended its much-criticised forced installation of prepayment meters
Daily Record · Feb 14, 2023 Funding cut to vital Glasgow homelessness service would be a disaster for vulnerable people Record View says a preventable rise in rough sleeping would be a disgrace.
Daily Mirror · Feb 13, 2023 British Gas chief urged to reject massive £1.6m bonus as millions face huge energy bills Chief executive Chris O’Shea is expected to be in line for the windfall on the back of a soaring profits at the energy giant, which is forecast to announce a £3billion haul this Thursday
Daily Record · Feb 10, 2023 Councillor's fury as Renfrewshire residents 'unknowingly' put on pre-payment energy plans Constituents have made their views clear over the issue of smart meters.
The National (Scotland) · Feb 10, 2023 Protest to take place outside Glasgow office of British Gas debt collectors AN emergency protest is set to take place outside the offices of the debt collectors who broke into vulnerable peoples homes on behalf of British…
Wales Online · Feb 4, 2023 Who is British Gas boss Chris O'Shea - the man 'accountable' for prepayment meters scandal? The head of the energy giant's parent company has apologised to customers
Wales Online · Feb 4, 2023 Business secretary warns energy suppliers over prepayment meter fiasco Grant Shapps slammed the 'scandalous and shameful' practice by British Gas
The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023 What are the accusations against British Gas over prepayment meters? Company criticised for allegedly forcing ‘vulnerable’ customers to accept pay-as-you-go devices