Report shows Government is failing to tackle fuel poverty
The Government has been criticised over its failure to help poor people by the watchdog that ministers set up to monitor fuel poverty. The Fuel Poverty Advisory Group has criticised the Government over its record on fuel poverty, with consumers now paying more than 50 per cent more on utility bills compared with five years ago, whilst energy companies' costs have risen by only a fraction of this. In the past month, four of the biggest suppliers have announced substantial rises in the price of gas and electricity.
5 Feb 2008