‘Horror’ for disabled households as energy ceiling price rises again

Consulting Cornwall Insight predicts bills will fall in late 2025, but only around £5. However, some fixed tariffs quote Below Ofgem’s current limit.

CEO Derek Mitchell Advice from Scottish CitizensHe said stubbornly high bills were forcing people to ration their heating or give up heating altogether.

“As the days grow colder and darker, particularly over the past week, thousands of people across Scotland are facing the misery of living in a cold home, affecting both their physical and mental health,” Mitchell said.

“Across our network, the average person seeking debt advice has £2,500 in energy-related debt and many are on low incomes. And unfortunately our energy markets are broken. Urgent and targeted solutions are needed, including social tariffs and debt write-off schemes, to help people not only stay warm but also have a realistic way of repaying their debts.”

Campaigners used Friday’s energy price cap announcement to call for a wave of support from the government, including cheaper social tariffs for customers who meet certain criteria and improved repayment plans for those with energy debts.

The Big Problem prepared a guide Here’s what you can do if you’re having trouble paying your energy bills.

Caroline Simpson has warned that without investment in renewable energy, bills will remain at the mercy of wider powers. Warm This Winter campaign group.

“We are currently overly dependent on volatile oil and gas sold on international markets at the behest of global factors over which we have no control; All the strings are in the hands of billionaires like Putin and Trump, leaving us defenseless. It could lead to more energy shocks in the future,” Simpson said.

“The only way to cut our bills completely is through self-produced renewables, but as we go into this we also need to get a commitment from the government that vulnerable households will be supported through their energy bills this winter and next with a social tariff financed by the huge budget of the energy sector. profit. “In this day and age, no one should be afraid to turn on the heating because they can’t afford to pay for it.”

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