A new survey reveals that a quarter of UK households may forgo heating and hot water this winter due to soaring energy costs, prompting calls for increased government assistance.
About a quarter of British households are so worried about their electricity bills they are considering spending next heating season without heat or hot water, a survey by Citizens Advice has suggested. The concern follows plans by the national electricity market regulator to raise the cap on bills by another 9.2%, equal to 150 pounds or $195.
Citizens Advice called on the authorities to find a way out of this situation, saying that “While plans to focus the energy market on renewables could reduce energy bills in the long term, households in desperate need can’t afford to wait until then.” The specific move that the Keir Starmer government could make, according to the organization, was to increase the amount of state help for energy bills to low-income households.
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