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Energy companies halt forced instalment of prepayment meters

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Energy suppliers have agreed to end the forced installation of prepayment meters in vulnerable customers' homes, the government has said.

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The Guardian

UK energy suppliers to end prepayment meter installation in vulnerable homes

BEIS also asks firms how many warrants to forcefully enter people’s homes they have applied for

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Metro News

Prepayment meters are a national scandal - forced instalment is just part of it

Prepayment meters require users pay for their energy before they use it (Picture: Getty) I can’t believe the Government is playing dumb when it comes to prepayment energy meter customers. Also known as ‘pay-as-you-go’, prepayment meters are a type of domestic energy meter that requires users to pay for energy before using it. There are over 7million people in the UK who use them and it is the most expensive form of energy, higher than those wh…

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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1 year ago·United Kingdom

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The Telegraph

Energy providers under pressure to compensate customers forced onto prepayment meters

Grant Schapps says energy giants' redress efforts are ‘simply not good enough’

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Shropshire Star

Energy firms commit to no more forced prepayment meters for vulnerable customers

The Government said it has been assured by every energy company in Britain that they will follow the rules which forbid them to forcefully install prepayment meters in the homes of vulnerable customers.

1 year ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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Evening Standard

Energy firms commit to no more forced prepayment meters for vulnerable customers

But minister Grant Shapps condemned a lack of action ‘to offer redress to those who have been so appallingly treated’.

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Energy companies halt forced instalment of prepayment meters

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UK energy suppliers to end prepayment meter installation in vulnerable homes

UK energy suppliers to end prepayment meter installation in vulnerable homes

Prepayment meters are a national scandal - forced instalment is just part of it

Prepayment meters are a national scandal - forced instalment is just part of it

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Energy providers under pressure to compensate customers forced onto prepayment meters

Energy providers under pressure to compensate customers forced onto prepayment meters

Energy firms commit to no more forced prepayment meters for vulnerable customers

Energy firms commit to no more forced prepayment meters for vulnerable customers

Energy firms commit to no more forced prepayment meters for vulnerable customers

Energy firms commit to no more forced prepayment meters for vulnerable customers

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