BREAKING: Forced installation of prepayment meters banned for over 85s.
Representatives fitting them will also have to wear body cameras or audio equipment to make sure the rules are followed.
Anyone forced onto a prepay meter – either by warrant or remotely – will be given £30 of credit initially to reduce the risk of them losing supply. Simon Francis, coordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, said the new rules ‘do not go far enough’.‘Also some disabled people could still miss out – people using power to charge their wheelchairs, for example. There will be people who aren’t covered.’
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