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Energy price cap predicted to drop below £3,000 as early as April

Jonathan Brearley, the Chief Exec of Ofgem, gave an optimistic prediction that the cost of energy bills could fall in a few months for customers as wholesale costs of gas and electricity drop.

Daily Record

Struggling households unable to pay energy bills could fork out less under new plans

Ofgem calls for the return of social tariffs for low-income households and powers to stop prepay meters being forcibly fitted

Chronicle Live

Special 'social tariff' to cut energy bills long-term for certain people being considered

Jonathan Brearley, chief executive of regulator Ofgem, said a fall in wholesale energy prices over recent months was expected to feed through to millions of households over time

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National Grid to pay people to switch off electricity amid cold snap

The scheme offers people up to £10 a day to cut usage during peak times, usually between 4pm and 7pm, in order to reduce pressure on the grid

Evening Standard

Households in Great Britain to be paid to use less electricity: how does it work?

National Grid scheme launches on Monday between 5pm and 6pm – we look at whether it’s worth it

The Guardian - UK

National Grid will pay Glasgow homes to sit in dark tonight as supplies on alert

Up to a million households across the UK, including Scotland, could be paid to use less electricity in their homes as part of a scheme to avoid national blackouts.

Glasgow Live

Energy suppliers to be investigated over Britons forced on to prepayment meters

Ofgem could consider legal action if companies found not to be taking proper care of vulnerable households

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Almost a third of people missing out on £400 energy discount vouchers

People are being urged to avail of the support which has been available since October

Wales Online

Businesses berate ‘scattergun’ approach to UK government energy support

Exclusive: small business and hospitality groups urge rethink to let firms renegotiate fairer contracts and stave off closure

The Guardian - UK

Stop forcing people on to prepayment meters, UK minister urges suppliers

Grant Shapps tells firms to stop pushing consumers on to pre-paid tariffs amid threat to ‘name and shame’ worst offenders

The Guardian - UK

Soaring energy costs have forced 1.7m Scots to turn down heating in winter

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) say that figure equates to 78 per cent of adults in Scotland who have had to cut back on household spending due to the cost-of-living crisis.

Daily Record

Rishi Sunak urged to scrap energy price cap rise as UK has world's highest electric bills

The increase will see the typical dual user paying £500 more a year than the £2,500 they do now even though wholesale prices are falling.

Daily Mirror

Islington Council halts prepayment meter installation following complaints

Residents in Hathersage Court in north London complained after learning prepayment tariffs would be put in place as temperatures plummeted to -10C in recent weeks

Evening Standard

Energy customers to start receiving £200 cash payment within weeks

People who live off-grid or heat their homes using alternative methods are still waiting for government help

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We searched for energy saving items in a local Lidl and here is what we found

With temperatures low and energy bills high, we went on the hunt for some middle aisle buys at Lidl that could help cut costs and keep us cosy - and we found four great options.

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Energy Minister Chris Bowen says price cap is having an impact on reducing energy prices

Energy Minister Chris Bowen defends the government's energy relief plan, issuing new figures that show a drop in forecast wholesale electricity prices for 2023.

Wales Online

British Gas to make £250 energy credit payment to thousands of customers

The energy giant will identify who is eligible to get the payment, which will be made automatically, and has also banned forced meter switches as a pledge to prepayment customers

Liverpool Echo

Man who shivers at home urges government to take action on bills

Mark Jackson said he is "constantly counting the pennies"

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The one appliance you could stop using today to save €450 on energy bills this year

Those who make the change are guaranteed to see the difference on their energy bill

The Guardian - UK

London council halts forced installation of prepayment meters

Residents of Hathersage Court in Islington concerned they would be cut off from energy supplies this winter

Daily Record

New £150 Warm Home Discount Scheme update for people in Scotland claiming energy help

Eligibility rules for the annual heating bill discount have changed for winter 2022/23.

Daily Mirror

Millions of homes hit by £116 energy bill hike - despite prices being fixed

Those who have seen their bills increase were customers on Economy 7 electric tariffs which new analysis found rose by 7.6% on average this January

Daily Record

Energy bills on track to drop to £2,200 a year from this summer after spike in April

Cornwall Insight’s latest forecast is lower than the UK Government’s Energy Price Guarantee.

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How to help UK households manage rising energy bills - and decarbonise at the same time

The cost of electricity rose sixfold between January 2021 and November 2022 as the impact of the COVID pandemic combined with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to push up wholesale energy prices.

Daily Record

Energy expert shares 'little-known' radiator setting change that can reduce household bills

An expert has shared simple and free tricks such as a small tweak to radiators that may save households £70 a year.

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