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Labour pledges to address ‘unjustifiable’ costs of prepayment energy meters

Labour has said it wants to put a stop to “outrageous” premiums that energy prepayment meter customers face. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said Labour would end the “unjustifiable” practice that can result in people with energy prepayment meters ...

11 Aug 2022 at 23:30

Energy supplier Ovo halts forced prepayment meter installations over Christmas

Energy supplier Ovo has halted forced prepayment meter (PPM) installations over Christmas to help customers through the cost-of-living crisis. The move will mean customers who have fallen into debt on a credit meter and face having their supplier ...

22 Dec 2022 at 21:48

Ex-magistrate ‘saw 100 applications at a time to force-fit prepayment meters’

A former magistrate has told MPs he was dealing with a spreadsheet of between 50 and 100 applications at a time for energy companies to force-fit prepayment meters in people’s homes. The forced installation of expensive pre-payment meters in the ...

14 Mar 2023 at 13:25

Tougher prepayment meter protections to become ‘binding’ under new proposals

Voluntary rules to protect struggling households with prepayment meters could become compulsory, under new proposals launched by the energy regulator. Ofgem said it was starting a consultation that will make the protections in place a ...

28 Jun 2023 at 08:24

More than £100 million in energy support vouchers still unclaimed

More than £100 million of Energy Bills Support Scheme vouchers are still yet to be claimed, with only a few days left until the June 30 deadline. Many people on prepayment meters, often the most vulnerable, have not received the ...

26 Jun 2023 at 11:02

Forced prepayment meter installation ban extended – Ofgem

Energy suppliers have been banned from forcibly installing prepayment meters for people over 75 years old with no support in their house and in homes with children under the age of two, Ofgem has announced. The regulator has ...

13 Sept 2023 at 11:31

Two more energy firms allowed to return to forcibly fitting prepayment meters

E.On and Tru Energy have been given permission to return to forcibly fitting prepayment meters (PPMs) after they were temporarily banned following a scandal around the practice. Ofgem said the two firms had met its “strict” ...

21 Feb 2024 at 12:27

Shapps disappointed with energy suppliers’ plans over prepayment meters

Energy secretary Grant Shapps has expressed disappointment with how energy suppliers have responded to him after some of them were caught breaking into the homes of vulnerable customers. Mr Shapps said that he had “only ...

10 Feb 2023 at 16:59

Shapps demands energy firms halt forced fitting of prepayment meters

The Business Secretary has demanded that energy suppliers stop forcing financially stretched households to switch to prepayment meters. Grant Shapps has also vowed to “name and shame” the worst offenders. He has ...

22 Jan 2023 at 07:59

Forced installation of prepayment meters to be banned in homes of over-85s

All UK household energy suppliers have agreed to a ban on forcibly installing prepayment meters (PPMs) in the homes of people over the age of 85, the industry regulator has announced. Ofgem said suppliers have ...

18 Apr 2023 at 08:05

Forced installation of prepayment meters in homes of over-85s ‘to be banned’

Energy suppliers have reportedly agreed to a ban on forcibly installing prepayment meters (PPMs) in the homes of people over 85. The PA news agency understands that on Tuesday at 7am, energy regulator Ofgem ...

17 Apr 2023 at 21:43

Scottish Power granted warrants to forcibly fit prepayment meters

A judge has granted Scottish Power warrants to enter homes to forcibly fit prepayment meters after they were temporarily banned following a scandal around the practice. District Judge Samuel Goozee heard ...

19 Oct 2023 at 16:59

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