that £400 we all got from the government last winter that s gone. standing charges the kind of line rental for your energy supply is going up. so most people won t see much difference and some analysts say the worst off amongst us will, again, be disproportionately hardest hit. the government say they have provided unprecendented support to families, £40 billion worth and that help now is more targeted. labour has accused them of siding with oil and gas companies to the detriment of consumers. so we can get into the politics, how we got here and what next for our energy market. we ll have various experts on hand, eager to answer your questions on that. but more importantly, it s getting darker out there, so what are you making of the months ahead? how did you cope last winter? are you dreading facing up to that again particularly if you re already struggling? the debt charity stepchange says the trouble is you can count the pennies as much as you like plenty
At the same time, pipeline breakdowns, infrastructure issues, that initially push the prices up. and then the war started and made things worse. i think it is really difficult. i do not think there is an easy solution. i have so much sympathy with customers who do not know whether they are coming or going, frankly, on energy prices. especially with the price cap changing four times a year as opposed to twice a year. lets talk to richard- opposed to twice a year. lets talk to richard. you opposed to twice a year. lets talk to richard. you wanted opposed to twice a year. lets talk to richard. you wanted to - opposed to twice a year. lets talk to richard. you wanted to talk- opposed to twice a year. lets talk i to richard. you wanted to talk about the price cap. it might have been something we discussed, but maybe this is one for kevin. what you want to say? this is one for kevin. what you want to sa ? , , , , ., to say? it s rubbish, giving an ener: to say? it s rubbish, giving a