fuel poverty

TUC – energy price cap rise is “a hammer blow to family budgets”

• New analysis shows that energy bills will rise 35 faster than wages in the final quarter of this year
• Union body calls for “catastrophic” price rises to be cancelled
• Government is “missing in action at worst possible time”, says TUC

The TUC has today (Friday) warned that the...

● Two of the largest energy suppliers - EDF and Scottish Power - have already closed applications for their Warm Home Discount schemes

● ‘First come, first served’ applications remain open with a number of suppliers, but others including Utilita and E have reached capacity

● Some energy suppliers offer grants to help their customers clear domestic gas and...