'I have an epilepsy sensor, an oxygen concentrator, an electric wheelchair... I need electricity for those', the caller told David Lammy. DavidLammy
Yesterday Ofgem raised the price cap of gas and electricity, seeing it soar by 54 per cent to £1,971 for an average home from £1,277. Experts predict it will be around £2,700-a-year from October.
The huge jump in price sparked the founder of energy company Utilita, Bill Bullen, to urge households to cut their energy usage and behaviour by layering up and insulating their homes. "I rely on a lot of equipment in my property. I have an epilepsy sensor, an oxygen concentrator which is also used as a nebuliser, and I have an electric wheelchair and everything, so I need the electricity for those.Zahawi backs under-fire Sunak as Tories say more help is needed on eve of soaring bills
"I did the meter reading which was advised to be done just before 1 April, and interestingly when I looked at my online bills, for about 8 or 9 days they actually charged me over £100 per week, just on electricity."
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