The forcible instalment of energy prepayment meters for the over-85s is set to be banned under new rules, according to reports. The fresh guidelines have been agreed by all energy supply firms and ...

Campaigners have called for action amid reports a growing number of households on smart meters are being cut off by energy companies. A rise in the so-called 'switch by stealth' of people being forced ...

UK energy regulator Ofgem has ordered energy companies to suspend the forced installation of prepayment meters in the homes of customers who have fallen behind on their bills. It comes as British Gas ...

An estimated 3.2 million people across Britain ran out of credit on their prepayment meter last year, the equivalent of one every 10 seconds, because they could not afford to top it up, Citizens ...

HAVE YOUR SAY: Would a prepay meter help you? Would you get one installed? Let us know by leaving a comment in the box below. Prepayment metering is similar to prepaid mobile phone deals with ...

Almost 300,000 households had their gas and electricity prepayment meters set to recover debt when they top up in the first quarter of this year. Households on prepayment meters are seeing up to 90% ...

Ministers have been urged to review the practice of forcibly installing energy prepayment meters in homes as the energy crisis has left some vulnerable customers without heat or electricity through ...

Octopus Energy is to pay £1.5 million in refunds and compensation after it failed to provide customers with final bills within six weeks, Ofgem has said. The regulator found more than 34,000 ...

Fuse Energy claims that its variable tariff will always be cheaper than major UK suppliers, and that it offers one of the UK's cheapest fixed tariffs. Should you add Fuse Energy to your switching ...