fuel bills
Big Energy Week begins - with 43% of people worried about bills
Big Energy Week begins today (January 16), with new research showing 43% of people are worried they can't afford their next fuel bill. A further 50% claim energy bills will put "strain" on their finances in 2012. Big Energy Week, organised by Citizens Advice, aims to show billpayers there are myriad ways to manage your ...
Elderly people could be "discriminated" against by energy suppliers
Industry regulator, Ofgem, is considering investigating whether energy suppliers are discriminating against older people who have no way of accessing the cheaper deals offered on the Internet, according to an article published by the Telegraph. A quarter of homes in the United Kingdom don't have access to the Internet, and research carried out by Age ...
Energy bill price rises set to start this week
Energy suppliers E.ON and Scottish and Southern Power will introduce their latest price hikes this week. Both companies announced planned price rises for gas and electricity bills a few weeks ago - the new tariffs will go "live" this week. E.ON will raise its electricity prices by 11.4% and gas by 18.1% on Tuesday. On ...
'Stop doorstep energy sales' - consumer group
A major consumer group is urging energy suppliers to stop selling tariffs door-to-door. MPs have already criticised the door-to-door sales techniques used by energy suppliers to sell gas and electricity. Now Consumer Focus, a major consumer organisation, has joined their plea. British Gas has already volunteered to halt all its doorstep selling programmes - now ...
Gas and electricity price rises questioned
Government energy watchdog Ofgem is investigating the UK's biggest energy companies amid fears recent price rises on gas and electricity were unfair. Energy suppliers will be asked to show how they calculate their bills, as the recent over-inflation rises have been marked up as potential over-charging. Ofgem has asked for details of how and when ...
Energy customers on cheapest deals face steepest rises
The glut of gas and electricity price rises by four of the UK's 'Big Six' energy suppliers is set to hit energy customers in the pocket. However, the four energy suppliers who have already announced rises - E.ON, British Gas, Scottish Power and Scottish and Southern Energy - have explained their hikes based on standard ...
Energy bill rises will "worry" customers this winter - watchdog
A consumer watchdog has warned that rising fuel bills will lead many to worry about the cost of heating their home this winter. Consumer Focus claims the above-inflation rises, of up to 20%, will push heating bills towards the £1,250 a year mark. The warning comes after E.ON became the fourth big energy supplier to ...
Big Six say energy reforms will cost consumers
The Big Six energy suppliers, which supply 99% of the UK's gas and electricity, are under fire for increasing prices. Two of the six have already announced rises four to five times the rate of inflation, citing market pressures for the rise. The other four are expected to follow suit. The Government has already announced ...
