colletta smith has the details. myjoints ache like there s no tomorrow, my bones feel like hot pokers, and i tend to end up either bedridden or in the past, i have ended up in hospital a few times with pneumonia, flu, pleurisy. with arthritis and a serious lung condition, michelle and her young teenage girls usually dread the winter. but not last year, because the nhs paid the entirety of her energy bill. it s mind blowing how much of a difference it does make. it makes you happier. you re a bit healthier. you re not as in pain so you re not snappy as much, or you know, you re not stuck in bed. there are millions of people with cardiovascular and respiratory conditions that are made worse
inafew in a few moments we will be speaking to dale vince, the owner of ecotricity. about 1,000 nhs patients will have their energy bills paid on prescription this winter in an expansion of a trial scheme. a pilot scheme in gloucestershire helped people who have conditions that get worse in the cold. the scheme has had such good results, it s being introduced in aberdeenshire and teesside. colletta smith has the details. myjoints ache like there s no tomorrow, my bones feel like hot pokers, and i tend to end up either bedridden or in the past, i have ended up in hospital a few times with pneumonia, flu, pleurisy. with arthritis and a serious lung condition, michelle and her young teenage girls usually dread the winter. but not last year, because the nhs paid the entirety of her energy bill.
will have their energy bills paid on prescription this winter in an expansion of a trial scheme. a pilot scheme in gloucestershire helped people who have conditions that get worse in the cold. it s being introduced in the scheme has had such good results, it s being introduced in aberdeenshire and teeside. colletta smith has the details. myjoints ache like there s no tomorrow, my bones feel like hot pokers, and i tend to end up either bedridden, or in the past i have ended up in hospital a few times with pneumonia, flu, pleurisy. with arthritis and a serious lung condition, michelle and her young teenage girls young teenage girls usually dread the winter. but not last year, because the nhs paid the entirety of her energy bill. it s mind blowing how much of a difference it does make. it makes you happier. you re a bit healthier. you re not as in pain so you re not snappy as much, or you know,
one analyst that thinks that the energy price cap could rise to over £3600 in october. these profits, yes, for bp and their shareholders, who are going to get an increase in the dividend of around 10% as well. and pension holders as well if pensions are invested. exactly, good news for them pensions are invested. exactly, good news for them but pensions are invested. exactly, good news for them but consumers - pensions are invested. exactly, good news for them but consumers will i pensions are invested. exactly, goodj news for them but consumers will be looking at this, thinking, hang on a second, we are paying through the nose for petrol at the moment and these guys are making money like there s no tomorrow. 50 these guys are making money like there s no tomorrow. there s no tomorrow. so will it reiunite there s no tomorrow. so will it reignite the there s no tomorrow. so will it reignite the debate there s no tomorrow. so will it reignite the debate as - there s no tomorrow
around 10% as well. and possibly pension holders as well, if pensions are invested in bp. exactly, good news for them but consumers will be looking at this, thinking, hang on a second, we are paying through the nose for petrol at the moment and these guys are making money like there s no tomorrow. so will it reignite the debate as to whether more profits should go towards helping people pay their household energy bills? so bp, this time last year, were paying about £100 million in tax on their oil profits, but they reckon this time, they will be paying about £1 billion windfall tax, so they are saying, we are already paying as it is, and when we were making losses a few years ago, shell and bp will argue, they were not asking to be subsidised for the losses they were making so they will feel it is unfair, but there is pressure mounting. these companies are making huge amounts of money at a time when consumers are suffering, and something should be done about this. household energy bi