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The Latest Breaking News from Citizens Advice

Energy suppliers to be investigated over Britons forced on to prepayment meters

Ofgem could consider legal action if companies found not to be taking proper care of vulnerable households

The Guardian - UK

Stop forcing people on to prepayment meters, UK minister urges suppliers

Grant Shapps tells firms to stop pushing consumers on to pre-paid tariffs amid threat to ‘name and shame’ worst offenders

The Guardian - UK

Soaring energy costs have forced 1.7m Scots to turn down heating in winter

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) say that figure equates to 78 per cent of adults in Scotland who have had to cut back on household spending due to the cost-of-living crisis.

Daily Record

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British Gas to make £250 energy credit payment to thousands of customers

The energy giant will identify who is eligible to get the payment, which will be made automatically, and has also banned forced meter switches as a pledge to prepayment customers

Wales Online

Best and worst energy firms ranked from British Gas to SSE and Utilita - see how yours did

Consumer champions at Which? have used combined scores from customer feedback and its own assessments to reveal the best and worst energy firms in the UK right now

Daily Mirror

British Gas to give £250 energy credit to thousands of customers

Energy giant will identify who is eligible to get the money and has also banned forced meter switches as pledge to PAYG customers

Chronicle Live

Six simple household changes that could save £350 on your energy bills

These tips will come in handy for households who are facing high energy costs - here's what the experts say

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Thousands of homes could save £350 on energy bills by making six easy changes

The energy advice from Citizens Advice includes turning appliances off standby, draught proofing windows and doors and not overfilling the kettle - and you could save a substantial amount

Daily Mirror

People of State Pension age with angina may be due up to £369 extra each month from DWP

More than 1.4 million older people are receiving Attendance Allowance payments of either £61.85 or £92.40 each week.

Daily Record

British Gas to give thousands of customers free £250 credit to help with energy bills

British Gas says it will identify those who are eligible for the free help - meaning you shouldn’t need to apply - as it launches a new £10million support package

Daily Mirror

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

At Citizens Advice, we’re humbled by Guardian and Observer readers’ generosity

Letter: The charity appeal 2022 raised an astounding £1.5m. It will help us support those struggling amid the cost of living crisis, says Clare Moriarty, chief executive of Citizens Advice

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

Guardian and Observer charity appeal closes with more than £1.5m raised

More than 13,000 readers donate to two grassroots charities tackling cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK

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Liverpool Echo

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

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

The Guardian - UK

‘People know we are on their side’: advisers help those locked out of welfare

When a mother and daughter became destitute, a Citizens Advice centre that will benefit from the Guardian and Observer charity appeal stepped in

Manchester Evening News

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

'All our money is going on it'

The Guardian - UK

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

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The Independent UK

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’.

Chronicle Live

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

The Guardian - UK

Labour calls for halt to ‘shameful’ forced installation of prepayment meters

Ed Miliband accuses government of ‘dereliction of duty’ and demands extra support for households

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

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.

The Guardian - UK

Millions in Britain are choosing between heating and eating. It’s not too late to help them

There is still time to donate to our 2022 appeal and support charities tackling the wave of hunger and poverty that the government has let crash over our communities

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