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Ijy them. when asked about the number, by laura kuenssberg this morning, the energy sector said —— secretary said it was unacceptable and she had made it clear to the energy sector she wanted people to get these payments as quickly as possible. these figures are not final and ofgem say another 5000 people have been identified for payments. £200,000 has been set aside for these to be paid. ofgem are saying they are still trying to identify people and energy payments are appropriate. those re...

Compensation payouts "as soon as possible". but energy suppliers only believe about 2,500 people require compensation. you may remember there was huge criticism after it emerged some vulnerable customers were having prepayment meters forcibly installed. often asked all energy firms to review their cases to see whether these procedures had been followed correctly and where they had not, they could offer those customers financial redress. ofgem say so far hundred and 50,000 cases have been reviewe...

Analysts at Cornwall Insight now predict the Ofgem energy price cap will fall again, to £1,560 from July - before it then rises to £1,631 from October

This month Ofgem has introduced a new fee in its price cap which allows energy companies to recoup energy debts from customers who have fallen behind - and only certain energy customers will pay it

The new Ofgem price cap comes into force today (April 1) and will sit at £1,690 for the typical household - this is down from the January price cap of £1,928

Experts urge people to stick to energy saving habits despite the typical bill falling by £238 a year.

SIR – E.ON Next refused to give me access to its cheapest tariffs unless I agreed to have smart meters installed. It is, however, perfectly willing to offer me more expensive tariffs than the ones I am already on.

Surge pricing stands to deepen the divide between the country’s haves and have nots

Bring back the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB), all is forgiven. No really. This is a lament born not out of nostalgia for some imagined, flawless past that never really existed, but of genuine concern for the increasingly dysfunctional, opaque and ever less secure nature of today’s UK energy markets.

The Ofgem energy price cap is falling from £1,928 a year to £1,690 on April 1, so if you haven't done a meter reading in a while, now is the time to take action