Hell hath no fury like an energy customer who is about to be forced to part with more than £3,000 a year just to keep the lights on – and one campaign group is determined to let energy companies know about it.
Don’t Pay UK says it wants one million households to refuse to pay their bills from October, when the regulator Ofgem will raise the cap on typical dual-fuel bills above £3,000 for the first time – and where it is expected to remain until at least 2024. On 26 August, Ofgem said it would raise the cap by 80 per cent to £3,549 for a typical home in October. The consultancy, Cornwall Insight, predicts it will rise again to £5,387 in January and £6,616 in April.
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