The energy price crisis is expected to push millions of UK households into fuel poverty this winter – though it has been pointed out that prices are rising sharply across Europe too.
But while it’s true that the root causes of the crisis – high oil and gas prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as high inflation – are also causing problems in other countries, data shows that the pinch really is being felt more sharply in the UK than elsewhere.
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