While oil costs were going up last year as demand returned following COVID lockdowns, a far more toxic cocktail of price pressures was forcing up natural gas costs.European nations have suffered in particular because of historically low stocks at a time of strong competition globally for gas.
While it is early days, the prospect of such a rise is frightening heading into the cold winter months, with charities warning that the choice between heating and eating for millions will become even more stark.'People skip meals to pay for energy bills'Rishi Sunak had already revealed, in February, how he would support families with rising energy bills.It is broken down by a £150 rebate for properties in council tax bands A-D in England.
But the government's message has been consistent: making work pay is best for families and the public finances too as the country's debt mountain balloons to £2.3trn.It has pointed to rises in the national minimum wage and national living wage coming into effect today as the crown jewel of its support, saying the lowest-paid 2.5 million people will benefit from the lift.
"With more employees on the payroll than ever before, this government will continue to stand up for workers."
UK 54% Was this not decided before Putin’s war in Ukraine?
A video on the bleeding obvious and self promotion for Octopus.
need an uprising these ***** that are throwing working class brits under the bus over some Ukrainian Nazis and the the Biden crime family to sell us dearer gas
I bet he uses his tips - yeah right. Bug off with all the ball. Your clapping your hands. I’m surprised we didn’t have a Covid excuse chucked in there as well. Rich robbing the poorest . You got to read your notes to explain your lies
There is no fuel poverty,we are just being screwed Sort it!
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I am soth So energy(formerly ESB) Who have just informed me my dd will rise from £151 a month duel fuel, to £238 a month. So an £87 a month increase or £1044 a year, at current prices not considering further rises. I am a single mum with 3 out of 4 children still at home.
where for art thou myfatherwasatoolmaker Jimmyja80049358, were the questions too difficult for you
We need to frack
How low can the Liberal party go? Disgraced Liberal Meralyn Klein found guilty of assaulting a woman during the 2018 election. It’s also alleged that she asked a man with facial scars from skin cancer ‘how his AIDS was going’. PutLNPLast LNPDisgrace AlboForPM auspol
My supplier wants £2287 up from £960 over the past year - a 138% increase. Wasn’t expecting that big a hike tbh, it’s just me in a 2 bed flat using smart meters so no estimated bills, yet DD going up by £110 a month. And in 6 months there’ll be another bloody increase!!!
What’s fuel stress? Why didn’t they just say freezing with blankets?
Won’t bringing back the power cut days save on bills … I loved them as a kid 🤷♀️
Good that the Tories have increased the National Living Wage by 6.6% on the same day which means a £1,000 a year pay rise for our lowest paid workers. BackBoris CostOfLivingCrisis SpringStatement2022
Can I have a coal fire 🔥 and a back boiler please ? They’re ripping us off
Cost of living crisis for so many people.
Fuel Stress🤔 Does that mean a bit of Stress you proles,so STFU.
Given that Labour object to tax rises Over last few months they have promised to increase spending on transport, housing, schools, social care, NHS, helping with energy cost, & climate change. All using a £5 billion oil co. Windfall tax apparently?
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