Millions of UK homes urged to be placed on October 2020 energy price cap

Oxford academics recommend fuel poor households to switch back to the October 2020 tariff, before price increases, instead of the current Ofgem cap

Half a million households ‘no longer eligible for energy rebate’

Charities have urged the government to continue offering energy bill support to vulnerable people

Shell Energy to give an extra £150 to vulnerable customers

Customers will receive a £150 payment directly into the accounts

Thousands of private renters could miss out on government’s energy bill support

The risk disproportionately affects people on low incomes, young people and people of colour, a charity has warned

Will the government announce a new £10bn energy bill package tomorrow?

Rishi Sunak will allegedly unveil new measures that could include a direct discount on household energy bills

Government consults on Scottish expansion of Warm Home Discount

The move could help more than 280,000 households struggling to pay their energy bills

Think tank urges Chancellor to give £300 cheques for soaring energy bills

Additional payments of up to £500 should be given to those most in need, the Social Market Foundation says

British Gas paid £160k for Warm Home Discount failings

“A significant number” of British Gas customers was affected by an IT issue

‘An extra half a million households with children will be unable to pay for their bills’

There will be more than two million fuel poor homes with children in April, a new report suggests

Trade association warns postponement of ECO scheme could derail net zero

The Association for Decentralised Energy said the reported cancellation of ECO scheme would hurt vulnerable customers