As bills hit a 3 year high, unaffordable energy is quietly trapping people in spiralling debt
As Ofgem announces a 4% increase in the energy price cap from October, Juliette Flach, CAP’s Policy and Public Affairs Manager, shares CAP’s response.
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UK energy crisis: ‘No matter how much you try to preserve your energy, it never seems to last.’
Families braced for looming 13.5% energy price hike.
Energy price cap changes 2026: are energy prices going up?
Energy bills are set to rise by 13% per year for typical households from July-September 2026. Find answers to all your energy price cap questions, including what the energy price cap is, how the changes might affect you, and where you can get help with energy bills.
Cost of living April 2026: changes to pensions, benefits, energy and more
Find out how energy bills, Universal Credit, State Pensions and National Minimum Wages are changing in April 2026. Get support with the cost of living here.
Ofgem energy price cap: drop in bills won’t end energy crisis for UK’s poorest
Ofgem energy cap reduction will still leave millions in debt
CAP’s response to the UK Government’s Water White Paper
Read our media statement here.
Pushed to the brink by debt: escalating debt crisis threatens millions this winter
UK families facing cold, hungry winter as food and energy costs rise
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