Vulnerable households face an “inevitable new winter crisis” without more help on energy bills, a group of MPs has said.
They called on the government, regulator Ofgem, and energy suppliers to take urgent action.
People are being squeezed by cost of living pressures and debt, the MPs on the Commons select committee added.
People are being squeezed by cost of living pressures and debt, the MPs on the Commons select committee added.
In a report, the MPs on the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee said that the government had provided “unprecedented levels of support” last year when it stepped in to help with soaring energy bills.
But they are now concerned that no new help has been announced for this winter.
In addition, last year £440m of support intended for vulnerable families went unallocated, and was returned to the Treasury. Households who missed out on the Energy Bills Support Scheme should get their payment, the MPs said.
Suppliers and Ofgem should make sure customers get more “time, attention and support”, they added.
Angus MacNeil, the chair of the committee, said: “The nights are now drawing in and many of our most vulnerable people will be haunted by harrowing memories of the relentless sacrifices they were forced into last year, just to keep their heads above water in the face of exorbitant energy costs.”
Vulnerable households face an “inevitable new winter crisis” without more help on energy bills, a group of MPs has said.
People are being squeezed by cost of living pressures and debt, the MPs on the Commons select committee added.
They called on the government, regulator Ofgem, and energy suppliers to take urgent action.
In a report, the MPs on the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee said that the government had provided “unprecedented levels of support” last year when it stepped in to help with soaring energy bills.
People are being squeezed by cost of living pressures and debt, the MPs on the Commons select committee added.
People are being squeezed by cost of living pressures and debt, the MPs on the Commons select committee added.
In a report, the MPs on the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee said that the government had provided “unprecedented levels of support” last year when it stepped in to help with soaring energy bills.
But they are now concerned that no new help has been announced for this winter.
In addition, last year £440m of support intended for vulnerable families went unallocated, and was returned to the Treasury. Households who missed out on the Energy Bills Support Scheme should get their payment, the MPs said.
Suppliers and Ofgem should make sure customers get more “time, attention and support”, they added.
Angus MacNeil, the chair of the committee, said: “The nights are now drawing in and many of our most vulnerable people will be haunted by harrowing memories of the relentless sacrifices they were forced into last year, just to keep their heads above water in the face of exorbitant energy costs.”
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