Tell us about the problems people are facina. , , . , ., ., are facing. energy prices have gone u . are facing. energy prices have gone u- a lot are facing. energy prices have gone up a lot this are facing. energy prices have gone up a lot this year, are facing. energy prices have gone up a lot this year, even are facing. energy prices have gone up a lot this year, even capped - are facing. energy prices have gone up a lot this year, even capped by l up a lot this year, even capped by the government they have pretty much doubled. if you are in a prepayment metre you pay a higher rate, and you can face them being disconnected. then, there is the number of people on prepayment meters. not so long ago, it was quite a process to install a prepayment meter. supplies had to come onto your property and install physical infrastructure. now, if you have a smart meter, what your supplier can do is switch you over it on to a prepayment schedule without you necessarily knowing about it. what
The headlines on bbc news. new figures show record waiting times in england for an ambulance with many patients waiting five times longer than they should russians fighting in ukraine claim they ve found the body of one of two british aid workers who ve been reported missing. calls for energy companies to stop making their customers use prepayment metres because they re struggling there are calls today for a ban on energy companies forcing customers on to prepayment metres. the charity citizen s advice says many are struggling to pay their bills. it says it saw more people who couldn t top up their metre last year than in the entire previous decade. our business correspondent theo leggett is here. tell us about the problems people are facing.
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