The number of people falling behind with fuel bills has soared by nearly 50% during the past six months, a charity has warned.
Winter fuel payments for pensioners are an "unsustainable" response to fuel poverty and should be reconsidered, a report has said.
A "scrappage" scheme to encourage people to replace old boilers and gas fires with more efficient models could save millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide, cut gas bills and reduce the risk of gas poisoning, the Corgi Trust has said.
Landlords have urged the Government not to pass on to them £500 million of water bills which have not been paid by tenants.
Household gas and electricity bills could reach £2,000 without drastic action to shore up the UK's energy supply, regulator Ofgem has warned.
Customers who pay energy bills by cash or cheque are still being charged more than those paying by direct debit, a consumer group has claimed.
Energy bills are full of jargon and leave many customers struggling to understand how much they owe, a consumer group has said.
Motorists were hit with another petrol price rise as a government 2.3p-a-litre fuel tax increase was introduced.
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