Tens of thousands of people call on Ofgem to scrap cruel standing charges

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Tens of thousands of people call on Ofgem to scrap cruel standing charges

Over 20,000 people have flooded energy regulator Ofgem’s inbox calling for it to scrap cruel standing charges on energy bills. As part of Energy For All’s letter-writing campaign, thousands have sent emails to demand it ditch the flat-rate daily charge that disproportionately impacts poorer households – on top of the cut to the winter fuel payments. 20,000 call for Ofgem to ditch cruel standing charges With energy bills set to rise 10% on 1 Octo…