is not in our supplying energy to customers, again, that s a debate thatis customers, again, that s a debate that is going to continue, clearly, it is a political debate about how they are taxed and so on. that is where that whole argument comes from. campaigners really are looking very hard at this standing charge issue because it affects people who feel as though they can t do anything about it. what campaigners are also saying and charities too that the part you can control, this is no time for complacency. you may see that cat come down, things are getting cheaper, but actually when it is all thrown into the mix, especially the government support being withdrawn and so on, it is going to cost you probably as much and it will be as difficult this winter as it was last winter, and as a result, that s pretty important to
have various experts on hand. we are after your personal stories, how are you finding it already? and during the summer months? people across the country are finding themselves in difficulties around energy bills. you are looking ahead to october, november, december, january, thinking, how am i going to go? really difficult compared to just three years ago. we know the reasons why, the external reasons, we have gone through that, government support will change over the next few months, it has already changed from £1100, few months, it has already changed from £400, £40 billion of public money that went into taking the edge of the energy bill because for all of the energy bill because for all of us across the uk. your thoughts on all of that on the usual number this morning. let s speak to our cost of living correspondent who is with us. we have adam in bristol and we have got ben from the price
looking for the need for additional support, they need to factor in the fact that there is no financial resilience left household and we re talking millions of people. and that is people who are working every hour god sends and that has massive implications beyond just being able to pay your energy bill. it has implications on you are not spending money on economy because all you are doing is working. we put stress on people s family lives, on their mental health. that is a cost of the economy and people s lives where people need to go to the doctor and get support mental health support. it isjust get support mental health support. it is just the right thing to do for everybody. it isjust the right thing to do for everybody- it isjust the right thing to do for eve bod . . , ., , everybody. yeah, there is a broader cost to society. everybody. yeah, there is a broader cost to society, as everybody. yeah, there is a broader cost to society, as late everybody. yeah, there is a broad
hello to all of you thanks for getting it. we have also got richard layne with us. he is director of external affairs at step change, the debt charity. richard, good morning to you as well. let s start very quickly with one to you, richard. what are you making of all of this today? how do you think it all balances out for the typical consumer? balances out for the typical consumer? ~ ., ., consumer? we have to welcome ositive consumer? we have to welcome positive news consumer? we have to welcome positive news when consumer? we have to welcome positive news when we - consumer? we have to welcome positive news when we have i consumer? we have to welcome positive news when we have it, i consumer? we have to welcome i positive news when we have it, don t we? and this is some good news that the charges will be going down but as you have just alluded to for most households it will be pretty marginal as government support has come to an end already and at step change we have put in the
treat their customers fairly, critically during a cost of living crisis. i appreciate that is not going to solve lots of people s problems but it is important to keep talking about these issues stop and particularly to keep talking to people and do something to lower the stag lane stigma around financial difficulty because often lots of people do suffer in silence and are so reluctant to speak up or ask for help. so it is important to have these conversations are recognise there is support out there. igg zse these conversations are recognise there is support out there. 10096 on that. good luck there is support out there. 10096 on that. good luck in there is support out there. 10096 on that. good luck in the there is support out there. 10096 on that. good luck in the new - there is support out there. 10096 on that. good luck in the new job, - that. good luck in the newjob, hayley, i hope that goes well. i’m hayley, i hope that goes well. i m ust auoin hayley, i hope that goes w