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Ministers should stop dithering. A social tariff for energy is essential

Even the lower projections for the next couple of price caps will not be remotely comfortable for many

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2023

Household energy bills to rise by £500 in April - despite Ofgem price cap falling by £1,000

The Government's Energy Price Guarantee is set to increase by £500 to £3,000 as of April, meaning bills will rise by 20%

Chronicle Live · Feb 27, 2023

Ofgem tells energy firms to pay out over force-fitted prepay meters

Regulator says suppliers should start removing meters and compensating families who have had one fitted against their will

Chronicle Live · Feb 24, 2023

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Ofgem board faces shake-up over handling of energy crisis

Ministers to recruit new directors after regulator’s attempts to improve competition in energy market was hit by supplier failures

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023

Energy firms told to pay out over forced prepayment meter installations

Ofgem chief executive Jonathan Brearley announced a ‘comprehensive, independent, wide ranging review into what has happened’

Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2023

Suppliers told to remove prepayment meters that were wrongly force-fitted

Ofgem says energy companies must compensate customers now rather than wait until its review is complete

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2023

Ofgem says ban on forced prepayment meters will end in six weeks

The prospect of a return to the practice in April may raise concerns among consumers facing large hikes in bills

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2023

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Martin Lewis warns extra 1.7m face fuel poverty if Jeremy Hunt raises energy prices in April

Freezing prices until summer ‘practical and fair’, says consumer champion

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Gordon Brown calls for Ofgem boss to quit over pre-payment meter scandal

Magistrates have been told to stop issuing warrants for installations of pre-payment meters after scandal

Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2023

Gordon Brown demands £300,000-a-year Ofgem boss resigns over prepay energy meter scandal

Exclusive: Former PM says regulator ‘failed dismally’ – and warns victims of debt have been forced to offer sexual favours or sell drugs to ‘circling’ loan sharks

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

British Gas under pressure to compensate ‘mistreated’ customers

Ofgem calls for ‘action, not warm words’

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

Energy suppliers urged to stop 'outrageous' force-fitting of prepayment meters in homes

Grant Shapps has urged companies to suspend fitting the meters following reports that British Gas had been sending debt collectors to "break into" customers' homes

Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023

British Gas suspends force-fitting prepayment meters after claim of 'break-ins'

A report claims engineers were 'breaking into' the homes of vulnerable people to forcibly install new meters

Wales Online · Feb 2, 2023

Ofgem considers subsidy to level energy costs for prepayment and direct debit customers

Regulator defends suppliers who have forced people on to meters

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023

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Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2023

Ofgem boss DEFENDS forcing people onto pre-payment meters as 'some choose not to pay'

Facing MPs today, Jonathan Brearley branded the controversial step 'reasonable' - but was met by disbelief, with Labour's Darren Jones responding: 'I'd assume most people who aren't paying their bills, it's because they can't afford it.'

Daily Record · Jan 23, 2023

Energy price cap predicted to drop below £3,000 as early as April

Jonathan Brearley, the Chief Exec of Ofgem, gave an optimistic prediction that the cost of energy bills could fall in a few months for customers as wholesale costs of gas and electricity drop.

Chronicle Live · Jan 23, 2023

Struggling households unable to pay energy bills could fork out less under new plans

Ofgem calls for the return of social tariffs for low-income households and powers to stop prepay meters being forcibly fitted

Daily Mirror · Jan 23, 2023

Special 'social tariff' to cut energy bills long-term for certain people being considered

Jonathan Brearley, chief executive of regulator Ofgem, said a fall in wholesale energy prices over recent months was expected to feed through to millions of households over time

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Wales Online · Jan 23, 2023

Ofgem pledge to protect customers from energy firms' 'inappropriate' pre-payment meter practices

The watchdog's chief has warned they could take legal action against firms which do not take due care

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2022

Despite its optimism Marston’s pint glass is less than half full

Hope springs eternal in the boardroom, but the stock market is not as upbeat about the hospitality sector

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2022

UK energy suppliers are failing vulnerable customers, says Ofgem

Watchdog finds ‘severe weaknesses’ at Good Energy, Outfox, So Energy, TruEnergy and Utilita

Glasgow Live · Nov 10, 2022

Energy firms 'must help struggling Glasgow citizens demands councillor

A councillor has called for energy suppliers to do more to help vulnerable people struggling to pay their bills as Ofgem found many firms weren't helping enough.

Daily Record · Oct 14, 2022

Ofgem to help households cut energy usage and reduce bills this winter in new campaign

Prime Minister Liz Truss reportedly blocked a £15 million energy saving campaign.

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022

Energy trade body criticises Jacob Rees-Mogg’s ‘sudden’ announcement of windfall tax on renewables

Lord Hutton said government had shaken investor confidence in sector

Wales Online · Oct 13, 2022

Ofgem to offer the public advice on how to reduce energy and slash bills this 'tough' winter

Ofgem, the government regulator for electricity and gas, will be launching a public information campaign to help consumers access information that could help decrease energy usage and bills

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