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Worried about fuel bills this winter?

ended 25. August 2023

Energy bills will fall to £1,923 a year for the typical household from October, under the new price cap announced by the regulator Ofgem this morning. But since the cap applies to the unit price of energy, not the total bill, if you use more, you'll still pay more. As a result, charity National Energy Action (NEA) has warned  that 6.3m households could be trapped in fuel poverty this winter. If you're worried about your fuel bills this winter, and are happy to be a case study, let us know, as we have a lot of journalists asking us. Also, any thoughts on today's announcement, send them over. Summary from Kevin Peachey at the BBC, attached.



 

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Jenny Blyth
Small business owner at Storm in a Teacup Gifts
Once again we find the Government trying to sugar coat a bitter pill.
We are no better off than we were last year but now we have even less support. When will the Tories realise that we are struggling and that no amount of clever wording will change that.
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Danielle McKenny
Owner at Gaea's Garden organic skincare
Isn't it funny, that no one seems to remember the massive profits that British Gas made last year? The record levels of profits by all Utility companies, across the board are never addressed. Yet the public are expected to keep paying higher and higher rates. .... and no one does anything about it.