A coalition of charities has called on the government to introduce a ‘help to repay’ scheme to write off energy bill debt for vulnerable customers, after research found an estimated 5.5 million UK adults are behind on their energy bills. The findings, by Money Advice Trust, reveal that 2.1 million more people were in energy debt in April 2023 than in March last year. As such the charity, along with Step Change, National Energy Action, Scope and 10 other organisations, have written to energy secretary Grant Shapps outlining plans to help struggling customers.
Call for energy ‘help to repay’ scheme for 5.5m Brits in debt
