Debt Justice responds to new Ofgem energy debt figures
For more information and interviews contact Toby Murray, Policy and Campaigns Manager, on +44 (0)300 040 0011 Responding to the news that total energy arrears have reached £4.79bn. [1] Toby…
Debt Justice responds to Ofgem’s planned Energy Price Cap rise
For more information contact Toby Murray on +44 (0)300 040 0011 In response to Ofgem’s energy price cap rise, Eva Watkinson, Head of Campaign at Debt Justice said: It’s a…
Debt Justice reaction to energy bill cuts from the 2025 budget statement
For more information and interviews contact Toby Murray on +44 (0)300 040 0011 Responding to the chancellor’s announcement that household bills will be reduced by an average of £150 a year, Heidi Chow, Executive Director of…
Reaction to UK Ofgem announcement of energy debt cancellation
For more information and interviews contact Toby Murray on +44 (0)300 040 0011 Ofgem has announced the first phase of its scheme to address the record £4.4bn energy debt that…
Removing the stigma from debt means tearing down the current system
“There’s no better way to justify relations founded on violence, to make such relations seem moral, than by reframing them in the language of debt – above all because it…
Press Comment: Energy company profits built on the back of UK households
Responding to today’s announcement that Centrica and Shell have posted Q2 profits of £969M and £3.9bn respectively, Heidi Chow, Executive Director of Debt Justice said: “These obscene profits have been…
12.8 million UK adults weighed down by debt
New analysis by Debt Justice has found that the number of households struggling under a heavy debt burden has increased by two thirds since 2017. Based on the Financial Conduct…
Heavily indebted households need ‘help to repay’ energy arrears
Debt Justice have co-signed a letter to the Secretary of State for Energy, Grant Shapps, urging the government to set-up a dedicated ‘Help to Repay’ scheme to support people struggling…
High energy prices entrenching household debt crisis
In response to the Ofgem announcement of a new energy ‘price cap’ of £2,074, Debt Justice has warned that consistently high energy prices are entrenching the UK’s household debt crisis.
Ofgem green light to force fit new pre-pay meters ‘toothless’
One pre-pay meter is one too many. It’s time for politicians to write off unaffordable energy debt and end this two-tier energy system that has caused so much harm.
