Winter energy prices expected to rise to three-year high
Millions of households will be affected by an increase in the energy price cap by regulator Ofgem.
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"Without urgent intervention – namely a national social tariff and implementation of the long-awaited debt write off scheme from Ofgem – we expect this [debt] figure to rise in the coming months, and with that see an increase in the number of people coming to us for help with energy bills."
— Emily Whitford , Activist
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Millions of households will be affected by an increase in the energy price cap by regulator Ofgem.
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