In a survey for citizens advice, 12% of people said in the past six months they d had to resort to borrowing money in order to afford their energy bills. one in four people said out of all their bills, energy was the one they were most worried about. the charity said that between january and june, more than 46,000 people had contacted it for advice on energy debt, an increase of nearly 17% on last year. it also found the size of energy debt has grown. the average amount people owe is now £1,711, a third higher than in 2019 before the pandemic. and there s concern about the growing number of people who seem to be struggling with their bills in these warmer summer months when typically everyone uses less energy. things might get a bit more affordable as 0fgem s price cap starts to come down. but remember, most of the government s subsidies to help with bills have now ended. so when it comes to energy debt, all the numbers go in the wrong direction. we ve got more people who are in debt ....