are bound themselves forcibly switched over to more costly prepayment gas and electricity metres after falling behind with their energy bills. and this is something labour wants to see temporarily banned. in a letter to the business secretary grant sharps, the business secretary grant sharps, the shadow climate secretary ed miliband says he wants the band to last at least three months to help those struggling to pay their bills, stay warm during the colder months. labour is also calling for an urgent review into how energy vulnerability can be reduced. it also wants to put an end to the unfair penalty on prepayment metre customers by committing to additional support for them. the former labour leader in a separate statement labelled the forced installation of repayment metres as shameful, saying millions of families are facing disconnection by the according to citizens advice,
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happened by now automatically. if you are one of the 4.5 million on a prepayment metre he should have been sent a voucher through the post war for you to redeem at a sharp or post office. we have seen figures that suggest many households are missing out on the cash they are owed. so what out on the cash they are owed. sr what we have found is that out on the cash they are owed. srs what we have found is that about 800,000 vouchers have been issued to customers across the uk to nine suppliers. roughlyjust over half of those have been retained by customers so far. that represents about £27 million worth of vital support that is in the hands of customers that really need it, but obviously that also means there is quite a lot of customers who have not redeemed it so far. if they haven t received a voucher, please contact your supplier. there are some really good information and advice with organisations like citizens advice. most importantly, keep an eye on that expiry day and
middle earners. fin the poorest and benefits those middle earners. the poorest and benefits those middle earners. on that point, the ener: middle earners. on that point, the energy price middle earners. on that point, the energy price guarantee middle earners. on that point, the energy price guarantee and - energy price guarantee and previously the energy price cap sets a limit on how much energy companies can charge for a unit of gas and electricity and also your daily standing charge. but it doesn t set a limit on your bills so this 2500 figure that we are often hearing of, isn t actually how much you will necessarily pay, and it is worth saying that there is extra help, there is £400 of your energy bill for everybody who has a domestic electricity supply, so basically everyone who pays for their actors to use, whether that is a prepayment metre or by direct debit, those payments will be starting to be made, the first one this month, if you are on sudden means tested benefits,