The payouts follow an investigation by The i Paper which found that thousands of the UK's poorest homes were being targeted ...

It relates to housesholds who had an prepayment meter (PPM) fitted without their consent between January 1 2022 and January ...

Ofgem said eight firms will hand out compensation and support after a review into struggling customers fitted with meters.

The use of prepayment energy meters is on the rise in Britain, causing concern that the poorest households may not be able to heat their homes this winter. The number of pay-as-you-go ...

He said: "Installing pay-as-you-go electric meters in rooms is terrible. I am lost for words. I am trying to find out how many of these are in Wolverhampton and what we can do about it.

A standard meter tracks how much gas and electricity you use and a supplier ... This is where you effectively pay-as-you-go for your energy and top it up using a key, card or app.

According to End Fuel Poverty, lower-income households are often on pre-payment or pay-as-you-go energy meters. Those customers, Ofgem has confirmed, face a higher energy cap than those who pay by ...

Read Less Prepayment or ‘pay-as-you-go’ meters are a type of gas and electricity meter that require you to pay for your energy before you use it. This is different to a credit meter where you ...

Every household will get a £400 discount on energy bills, as Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed the measure will replace the now shelved plan to give households a £200 loan to help with the cost ...