Millions of people are facing “Cliff-Ej” Support for energy billsMany major charitables have warned, as the government is urged to take action to deal with the rising cost.
This year, about six million people are ready to benefit from the warm home discount, which gives a discount of £ 150. Energy bill for qualified houses.
But a new report commissioned by Disability Charity Scope found that many people will face a difference in support after the scheme ends in 2026.
Public research conducted first reveals that energy Bills are £ 700 more than 2021, in which millions of people are struggling to spend costs across the board. Cost of living Pressure.
Now about 2 million Houses The arrears are in, and many 6.1 million estimates that fuel lives in poverty, it is added.
Comes as conclusions Togem Announces that its energy price cap will increase by two percent in October, the average bill will increase from £ 1,720 to £ 1,755.
The head of policy, research and influence, Abdi Mohammad said: “The system is broken. As soon as fuel poverty widens, millions of disabled people are being deeply and deeply pushed into fuel poverty.
“The cost of life is higher if you are disabled – an additional £ 1,095 per month.
, Government Work should be done with urges to stop the disastrous difference in support and deal with this crisis. ,
Signators, including the energy company EON and Edge UK, called upon the government to expand the rebate of the hot house, and increased it to £ 400 in recognition of rising costs.
This should just start, add groups, urge that further concessional energy bill support is in place till 2027/28. It will come as a ‘social tariff’, which begins at a discount of £ 700 for needy homes.
Contrary to hot home discounts-the highest profit this year has been extended to recipients-Nay Tariff will provide thinning, instrument-testing support to all families earning under £ 30,000.
The government is planning to consult the future of Warm Home Discount after 2026 later this year.
Chris Norbury, Chief Executive Officer of EON UK said: “Millions of houses are still struggling with ineffective energy bills, and the current approach is not reaching those who need the most help.
“A more targeted approach to support low income and weaker houses, which is properly funded in the government and industry, will lead a long way to give people out of fuel poverty and give necessary permanent changes to make cheap energy in future.”
A government spokesperson said: “We are helping more than six million houses in this winter, working with OFGEM on a loan relief scheme by expanding £ 150 warm home discounts and reducing bills for every household.
“The only way to bring down energy bills for good is with the government’s clean energy superpower mission, which UK will get on rollercaster and clean, homegron power of fossil fuel prices that we control.”