https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/energy-bills-rise-65-cent-higher-four-years-ago

CAMPAIGNERS called for the government to reverse cuts to the winter fuel payment today, with energy bills set to rise by 10 per cent from next week.

Regulator Ofgem announced it will raise its price cap starting next Tuesday, pushing bills up from £1,568 to £1,717 for a typical household.

The End Fuel Poverty Coalition warned that energy bills will be 65 per cent higher than in winter 2020/21.

Millions have already fallen into energy debt, with Ofgem data revealing that the total owed has spiralled into a record-breaking £3.69 billion.

This winter, some 1.2m pensioners in poverty and 1.6m disabled people will miss out on winter fuel payments, making it more and more difficult for them to cover the rising bills.

The Labour government has announced cuts to the payment, previously available to all pensioners, limiting it to only those receiving means-tested benefits.

Comparison service Uswitch estimated that 752,000 older people will not use heating at all this winter as a result.

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