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Finance. at the same time, people are facing energy bills of £1300. now we're talking about two and a half thousand pounds as we go into the new year. it does seem to me that 0fgem needs to get involved in this, and say to the energy companies, "what are you doing with this money?" people can afford to be spending unnecessarily with the cost of living crisis the way it is. how are they getting _ of living crisis the way it is. how are they getting away _ of living crisis the way it is. how are they getting away with this? they're getting away with it because their argument would have been, th...

Centre. — figures they're quoting is that centre, has 544 billion sloshing around — centre, has 544 billion sloshing around. with people facing this at this incredible cost of living crisis — this incredible cost of living crisis as— this incredible cost of living crisis as we go into the new year, it's really— crisis as we go into the new year, it's really important to make sure they're _ it's really important to make sure they're not— it's really important to make sure they're not being not so much overcharge, but having money taken that doesn't need to be. what overcharge, but h...

Telling them households shouldn't see their direct debits rise when their energy use falls. he's calling on energy companies to find a way to respond quickly to changes in household use and asked the regulator, 0fgem, to report to him on how this can be achieved. our business reporter noor nanji is here. noor, what's the background to this letter? lots of us have been making efforts to cut down on energy use but despite this there have been reports of people saying direct debits are still soaring. grant shapps says he is disturbed by the reports and says people's bills should reflect use. 0fge...

Nikhil inamdar, bbc news, jaipur. let's get some of the day's other news the uk's energy regulator — 0fgem — has told 17 energy suppliers to improve the way they deal with vulnerable customers. it said a review had revealed severe weaknesses at five of the companies. among its findings were examples of firms setting debt repayments so high that customers decided not to top up their pre—payment meters. 0fgem said it was vital that firms let customers know what support was available, and then delivered it. less than 2a hours after his shock return as disney's chief executive, bob iger says...

A sense of inconsistency. a sense that some advisers were really good at helping vulnerable customers, others weren't. now what we don't want, for someone who is in difficulties, is to face pot luck when they try and get in touch with their supplier. a typical household bill this winter is £2500 a year — double that of last winter. in april, that typical annual bill will rise to £3000. with many finding those bills difficult to pay, 0fgem says all firms need to improve but five of them — good energy, 0utfox, so energy, tru energy and utilita — had severe issues. campaigners say those o...