Charities Call for Energy Bill Protection as Ofgem Raises Price Cap, Increasing Household Costs
• Midwinter energy price increases should be abolished to protect households from unaffordable bills, say charities • Ofgem raising energy price cap by 5% from January, increasing bills by £100 per year • Increase driven by rise in global gas prices since start of Israel-Hamas war in October • Charities call for emergency energy tariff for vulnerable households struggling with bills • Unions say 13 years of wage stagnation has left millions exposed to sky-high bills this winter