Energy bill special: Q&A
Money Box
BBC
4.2 • 825 Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
In this special programme we'll answer your questions and provide advice for those worried about the cost of energy. Ofgem has announced that the typical household energy bill for people in England, Wales and Scotland will hit £3,549 a year from 1 October. People on prepayment meters will typically pay an additional £59 a year on top of that. Adam Scorer from the fuel poverty charity National Energy Action and Kathryn Porter from Watt-Logic, an energy analyst who's worked for EDF Energy and Centrica, will answer your questions. We'll get the latest from Westminster on what financial support people can expect this winter. And we'll hear more on the "warm banks" being set up by councils, community groups and libraries, for people to spend time in if they can't heat their homes.
Presenter: Felicity Hannah Reporter: Hannah Mullane Researcher: Eimear Devlin Editor: Jess Quayle
(First broadcast 12pm on Saturday 27th August)
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| 0:32.3 | And maybe that's you. |
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| 0:38.4 | Hello, welcome to this Moneybox podcast Energy Special. |
| 0:42.6 | Offgem announced the new energy price cap on Friday, and it means a typical home in |
| 0:47.1 | England, Wales and Scotland will pay £3,549 a year. |
| 0:53.3 | That is an 80% rise compared to the current cap. Of course, if you use more than a |
| 0:58.3 | typical home, you pay even more than that. And if you're on a prepayment meter, you'll pay |
| 1:03.2 | around an extra £5 a month. If you are still reeling from that news, then don't panic. Moneybox |
| 1:09.8 | is back and we're focusing on your questions, |
| 1:12.8 | your concerns and your rights. This is your programme. Let's start with these parents we spoke to |
| 1:18.4 | in WorkSop who are worried about what's to come. I just think they should look at people's circumstances |
| 1:23.3 | and look at how big the families are. I mean, we used to put 20 quid a week on electric and now we're putting on 40. |
| 1:30.3 | It's like doubled. |
| 1:31.3 | We're not using the gas at the minute, thank God, but come winter it's going to screw. |
| 1:36.3 | We're having to try and manage and cut back on things and everything's just going up. |
| 1:43.3 | People are very aware of how their bills are going up even in the summer. |
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