The true cost of the rising energy price cap

The true cost of the rising energy price cap

From today, 1 April 2022, people all over the UK will see a huge increase in their energy bills as the energy price cap rises. People on lower incomes, many of them in vulnerable circumstances or with health conditions will be hardest hit as will those on prepayment meters.

As the government scrambles to find ways to tackle the impending fuel poverty crisis, new analysis from the Centre for Sustainable Energy reveals the true cost of extortionate increases in standing charges and the disproportionate impact on people on low incomes.