To: UK Government

Increases in Energy Bills Which Households Cannot Afford

Fund investment in the UK energy network from general taxation not an increase in household energy bills.

Why is this important?

Household energy bills will rise to help fund a £28bn investment in the UK's energy network.

Energy regulator Ofgem has approved the funding in a five-year plan to improve electricity and gas grids. The money will go towards maintaining gas networks and strengthening the electricity transmission network.

The work is estimated to add £108 to energy bills by 2031.

THE COST OF THIS WORK SHOULD BE FUNDED FROM GENERAL TAXATION

Households just cannot afford further increases in energy cost. Poorer families and pensioners are having to choose between food and heating.