Forced prepayment meters keeping millions in the dark, Citizen's Advice Bureau warns
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New research has found that prepayment meters are driving some of the most vulnerable people in society deeper into poverty

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2023/01/12/forced-prepayment-meters-keeping-millions-in-the-dark-citizens-advice-bureau-warns/

Citizens Advice reveal number of Britons who couldn’t afford electricity in 2022 | The Independent
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People who should not be put on prepayment meters for health reasons being forced onto them

Citizens Advice bureau says it saw more people who were unable to top up their meter in 2022 than in the whole of the last 10 years combined

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/energy-credit-citizens-advice-bureau-prepayment-b2260707.html

Citizens Advice reveal number of Britons who couldn’t afford electricity in 2022 | The Independent
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People who should not be put on prepayment meters for health reasons being forced onto them

Citizens Advice bureau says it saw more people who were unable to top up their meter in 2022 than in the whole of the last 10 years combined

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/energy-credit-citizens-advice-bureau-prepayment-b2260707.html

Third of adults would find it ‘difficult or impossible’ to find extra £20 | The Independent
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People are being forced to take increasingly desperate measures, such as eating cold meals to cut costs, Citizens Advice said

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/cost-of-living-spare-cash-citizens-advice-b2254448.html