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Millions of households are set to receive the £400 energy discount straight into their bank accounts - but it does depend on your supplier. The energy bill discount will be paid over six months, starting from October, rather than one lump sum. H

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"Mass non-payment is not a new idea"

Brian Reade says the free-market fanaticism is to blame for the appalling state of our energy market today

Widowed mum-of-three Louise Parker, 48, is fearful there may be no Christmas for her three kids after she has been left working three jobs to help with the soaring cost of bills

The ex-PM has a plan to deal with energy bills hitting £4,200 - and says firms that can't meet it should go temporarily into public ownership as a 'last resort'

Some energy companies are offering hardship funds worth up to £1,500 in a bid to help customers

The man behind Money Saving Expert has said there could be fixed rates cheaper than the predicted energy price cap

Stirling councillor Alasdair Macpherson has called for public buildings across the city to be used as 'warm banks' as residents struggle to pay energy bills this winter. He has launched the 'Don't Pay Stirling' campaign urging folk to stop paying direct debits in a bid to put pressure on energy…