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Energy debt has risen sharply over the past year, and our new CitizensAdvice report looks at the experience of people who owe money to their supplier. We’ve identified some key problems, like unaffordable repayment plans, and emerging risks from the use of court action 1/4

What's Citizens Advice Energy's take on Standing Charges?

🤔Ofgem's proposal to move standard charges into the unit rate could mean that the most vulnerable consumers pay more.

Check out a new blog from Alex Belsham-Harris to find out what they should do instead:
wearecitizensadvice.org.uk/why-standing-c…

The Cost of Living payments gave some short-term relief, but can't solve a deeper problem.

Half of the people we help with debt advice are in a negative budget - where their income is less than their essential costs.

Fixing this needs to be a priority.

The retail energy market isn’t working⚠️bills are unaffordable for many, a new Big 6 serve the majority of consumers, and innovation is too slow. Our new paper looks at how a market with more specialist providers could better meet consumers needs, and ways to achieve it 1/2

👉Our next cost-of-living briefing is 14 November and Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer during the 2008 financial crisis, will join Clare Moriarty & Tom MacInnes. We'll discuss our latest frontline insights and tools available to stop people from living on empty.