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Grant Shapps: Officials ‘actively working’ on prepayment meter disconnections

Business Secretary Grant Shapps told MPs in the Commons ‘we do not want to see people cut off during this cold weather’.

The Independent UK

Energy bills: calls for ‘social tariff’ when UK government support ends

Charities and non-profit bodies urge Jeremy Hunt to introduce discount tariff from April 2024

The Guardian - UK

Plan to boost smart electric vehicle charging could save drivers £1,000 a year

The Government aims to seize technologies that delay EV charging during demand peaks and share power back to the grid.

The Independent UK

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Has Ofgem grasped the scale of disconnection of people on prepayment energy meters?

About 3.2 million people ran out of credit and were disconnected last year, Citizens Advice reports

The Guardian - UK

Energy bills: British flat dwellers with communal heating could sue operators

Exclusive: Hundreds of thousands of people are not covered by price cap and have faced huge rise in costs

The Guardian - UK

Certain groups of people cannot have a prepayment meter forcibly installed by their energy supplier

Ofgem has rules in place that restrict the force-fitting of a prepayment meter under specific household circumstances.

Daily Record

Smart meter warning as people 'forced' to switch to prepayment

If you have a smart meter your supplier can make the switch remotely

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UK energy suppliers stop clawing back debts via prepayment meters

Exclusive: calls for complete ban until end of March amid concern over forced installations by warrant

The Guardian - UK

The Greater Manchester people being hit with a £25-a-day 'nightmare'

'All our money is going on it'

Manchester Evening News

Energy prices predicted to fall in 2023 as cost of gas forecasted to be below the Government’s Price Guarantee

Summer could be the point when bills start to reduce, although they will still be more than double those at the start of the crisis

Chronicle Live

Fatal disconnection: how an elderly couple’s deaths shaped UK energy policy

The discovery of the bodies of Gertrude and George Bates at home in 2003 after their gas was cut off prompted new Ofgem supplier safety guidelines. But the dangers for vulnerable people remain

The Guardian - UK

Scots urged to check if they are owed money by their energy company

A CAMPAIGN calling on energy companies to allow consumers to withdraw funds accrued from higher-than-necessary direct debit payments has been…

The National (Scotland)

Labour demands end to ‘shameful’ forced installation of prepayment meters

Shadow climate secretary Ed Miliband said it was time to ‘halt this scourge of blackouts by the back door’.

The Independent UK

Call for ban on prepay meters to recover debt as three million families run out of credit

Citizens Advice has seen more people who couldn't top up their prepayment meter than it did in the whole of the last 10 years combined

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Nottingham Post

Smart meter owners issued warning as ban called for 'forced' switch to prepayment

Citizens Advice found 3.2 million people in Britain on a prepayment meter were cut off in 2022

Daily Mirror

Energy bills predicted to FALL further this year as price of gas tumbles

Finance firm Investec predicts the Ofgem price cap on energy bills could fall to £3,317 in April, then £2,478 in July and £2,546 in October - this would be lower than the Energy Price Guarantee

The Independent UK

How do prepayment energy meters work and what is being done to stop people being cut off?

Ofgem moves to stop forced installation as penalty for customers falling behind on their bills

Daily Record

Warning to smart meter owners as ban called on 'forced' switch to prepayment

An estimated 600,000 people were moved onto a prepayment meter last year. And if you have a smart meter, suppliers can make the switch remotely.

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Nottingham Post

Date energy bills will rise this year - and what support you can get

The Government's cap on how much you pay for energy will increase by 20 per cent in April

The Independent UK

Citizens Advice reveal the number of Britons unable to afford electricity in 2022

Citizens Advice bureau says it saw more people who were unable to top up their meter in 2022 than in the whole of the last 10 years combined

The Independent UK

Three million ran out of prepayment meter credit last year – Citizens Advice

The advisory service said it had seen more people who were unable to top up their meter in 2022 than in the whole of the last 10 years combined.

Daily Mirror

Warning after three million people cut off because they couldn't afford their energy bills

Research from Citizens Advice found that 3.2 million people in the UK ran out of credit on their prepayment meter last year because they couldn’t afford to top up

Nottingham Post

Martin Lewis issues warning to energy bill payers - and you could save up to £2,500

Martin told listeners to check if their energy direct debit was correct as some could be paying thousands more than they need to

Chronicle Live

Martin Lewis issues urgent warning to energy bill payers - as woman saves thousands

The financial guide said that it was 'absolutely worth checking' to see if your energy bills are correct - as you could be paying thousands more than required

Daily Mirror

Martin Lewis issues warning to energy bill payers - as woman saves £2,500

Martin told listeners that it was “absolutely worth checking” if their energy direct debit was correct as some could be paying thousands more then they need to

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