.
This map shows how many people in each local authority are likely to be in fuel poverty. Click or tap on the map to see the figures for your area.Up to nine in 10 people are estimated to be fuel poor in the Bushbury and Low Hill area of Wolverhampton, the worst affected neighbourhood in the country. In Scotland, 900,000 households - just under 40% - are expected to be fuel poor under the new cap, with 600,000 of those in"extreme fuel poverty", according Energy Action Scotland.
, which would be paid back by adding £40 to bills for the next five years. There is also a £150 council tax rebate for qualifying homes which will not need to be repaid.
What about households with no children?
People are going to die. No two ways about it. Cold,hunger or simply because they don't know how to cope. Even we are worried and we aren't low income. Goodness knows how people will manage. 1 son lives alone on low income. 1 is vulnerable. My parents elderly and vulnerable. 😏
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Energy Energy Latest News, Energy Energy Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Energy price cap: Bill shock for millions as rises hitA host of essential bills - dominated by energy - are rising from now with warnings of more to come. OF COURSE THEY HAVE. How tonedeaf is this tweet How many people get their bills before 7am on the first of the month? I'd have thought not many. Local Borough Council made a big thing of holding down Council Tax, though that is capped by HMG !! Keeping very quiet about Town Centre Car Park increasing 25-40% to make up for massive drop in visitors and income. Income from car parking use to be much higher than Council Tax!
Source: BBCLondonNews - 🏆 115. / 51 Read more »
Energy websites crash in rush to submit meter readings before price hikeEnergy websites crashed today as customers rushed to submit meter readings to avoid a price rise from tomorrow.The problems — which appeared to be industry-wide rampage comes to mind. Funny that....some people may point to a conspiracy, but I couldn’t possibly comment! I tried logging into energy company for about 20 mins, then noticed they had a place to give meter readings on the menus on the homepage, it took about 30 seconds.
Source: The Times - 🏆 71. / 59 Read more »
Martin Lewis blamed for 'bringing down Britain' as energy sites crash before price hikeEnergy company E.ON has blamed Martin Lewis for 'bringing down Britain' after millions of customers swarmed its website to submit meter readings ahead of the price hike. I am sure this was in no way related to the scandalous state of energy industry IT, admin and smartmeter management etc which in future will be flawless. Idea: Perhaps the industry needs to invest even a fraction of those massive profits to improve customer service.
Source: LBC - 🏆 17. / 74 Read more »
Everything you need to know about the energy price cap increaseBritons are about to face a rise in their energy bills, as the price cap increases today (April 1).
Source: MetroUK - 🏆 13. / 82 Read more »
Minister says he is 'feeling' the cost of living crisis 'very significantly' as energy bills soarGovernment minister Kit Malthouse has revealed he is finding the cost of living crisis 'tricky' as the price of fuel, energy and oil sky rocket in the UK. And Sunak fills up petrol like a common person…all staged crap Bullshit 🐂💩 Bullshit
Source: LBC - 🏆 17. / 74 Read more »
Energy firms blasted as websites crash in meter readings scrambleCustomers reported issues logging in to supplier websites including British Gas, EDF, E.On, SSE, So Energy and Octopus Energy from earlier today 💡
Source: Evening Standard - 🏆 102. / 51 Read more »