People are being left without heat or light when they can't afford meter top-ups.
Energy suppliers should stop forcing vulnerable households on to prepayment meters, the government has said.
Increasing numbers of people are being left without heat or light when they are unable to afford meter top-ups. He called for the "urgent publication" of energy suppliers' recent investigation into vulnerable customers, and the release of data on applications suppliers had made to forcibly install meters.
Ms Ridson, from Hampshire, had been in hospital recovering from a fall when her energy firm forced the switch to a prepayment account - even though her daughter-in-law warned her supplier that Audrey would struggle to top up her meter.Audrey Risdon said her situation was not resolved until Citizens Advice became involved
He added: "I am deeply concerned to see reports of customers being switched to prepayment meters against their will, with some disconnected from supply - and quite literally left in the dark."
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Cheryl Opens Up On Mental Health Struggles During Height Of Fame: ‘It Was All Too Much For Me’“I had people stalking me, people stalking people I was associated with... It was quite isolating in the end. it wasn’t a healthy state to be in.'
Read more »
Grant Shapps launches crackdown on energy firms forcing financially stretched households to switch to prepayment metersEnergy suppliers have been told they must stop the practice of forced fitting prepayment meters as the solution to families struggling to pay bills, and make greater efforts to offer additional credit, debt forgiveness or tools such as debt advice.
Read more »
Thousands of vapes seized from Oxford Street shopsThe counterfeit goods were confiscated in Westminster City Council's crackdown on 'dirty money'.
Read more »
Thousands of vapes seized from Oxford Street shopsA haul of vapes, fake Apple products and shisha products said to be worth more than £100,000 has been seized from Oxford Street sweet shops.
Read more »
China’s tech crackdown starts to easeBut the new era for tech will be vastly different from the previous one, which was defined by unbridled expansion
Read more »
Government orders ban on energy firms forcing struggling families onto prepayment meters🔴 Breaking: Government orders UK’s biggest energy companies to stop forcing struggling families onto prepayment meters, pledging to crack down on “trigger happy” firms “mistreating” vulnerable customers ⬇️ It follows deankirby_'s investigation:
Read more »