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Minister tells energy suppliers to do more to help households tackle unpaid bills this winter
UK NewsPoliticsBusiness•November 6, 2026 at 6:00 AMNational

Minister tells energy suppliers to do more to help households tackle unpaid bills this winter

By Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

Bosses from Great Britain’s biggest energy companies called to meeting as part of government’s debt relief planAn energy minister has told the bosses of Great Britain’s biggest energy suppliers to do more to help households get on top of their unpaid energy bills this winter, before the government spends up to £2.5bn to help write off the country’s record high debts.Energy bosses were summoned to a roundtable meeting on Thursday to discuss the government’s plan to pay down the energy debts of about 2.4m of the hardest-hit households. Continue reading...

Bosses from Great Britain’s biggest energy companies called to meeting as part of government’s debt relief plan

An energy minister has told the bosses of Great Britain’s biggest energy suppliers to do more to help households get on top of their unpaid energy bills this winter, before the government spends up to £2.5bn to help write off the country’s record high debts.

Energy bosses were summoned to a roundtable meeting on Thursday to discuss the government’s plan to pay down the energy debts of about 2.4m of the hardest-hit households.

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