Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA third of UK adults are either in debt to their energy supplier or concerned about falling behind on payments, ahead of a 13 per cent price cap increase in July. The median amount owed by those in energy debt is £750, with 13 per cent of those struggling owing money to individuals who make them feel scared. Many households are resorting to desperate measures, including turning off heating (32 per cent), missing rent or mortgage payments (21 per cent), and skipping meals (21 per cent), to cope with rising energy costs. Support from energy suppliers has been criticised as 'mixed', with less than one in five (18 per cent) of those in arrears feeling fairly treated and only 8 per cent referred to debt advice. The End Fuel Poverty Coalition and other experts are calling for an urgent energy debt relief scheme, proper debt advice, and investment in energy efficiency to address the crisis. In fullUK energy debt crisis deepens for millions ahead of price cap riseThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Energy debt forces UK households to skip meals and turn off heating
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA third of UK adults are either in debt to their energy supplier or concerned about falling behind on payments, ahead of a 13 per cent price cap increase in July. The median amount owed by those in energy debt is £750, with 13 per cent of those struggling owing money to individuals who make them feel scared. Many households are resorting to desperate measures, including turning off heating (32 per cent), missing rent or mortgage payments (21 per cent), and skipping meals (21 per cent), to cope with rising energy costs. Support from energy suppliers has been criticised as 'mixed', with less than one in five (18 per cent) of those in arrears feeling fairly treated and only 8 per cent referred to debt advice. The End Fuel Poverty Coalition and other experts are calling for an urgent energy debt relief scheme, proper debt advice, and investment in energy efficiency to address the crisis. In fullUK energy debt crisis deepens for millions ahead of price cap riseThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
