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Ofgem raises concerns about net zero costs on lower income households

Source: PA Wire

Ofgem has raised concerns that net zero costs could disproportionately hit lower income customers as it announced it is to examine how to protect households against future price shocks.

The regulator said it remained “very concerned” that struggling households had a limited ability to cope with future price shocks.

At the same time, the high number of consumers who are locked into debt and repayment plans and the high cost of recovering

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