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We want to make sure everyone's all right and people aren't too worried about having to either eat or pay their bills. but secondly, small businesses, you know, the uk is based on that and i think it's important that we either get some grants in, either vat�*s reduced or just cut completely. rosita's fears for her business are also felt at home. like all of us, she'll face an energy price increase next month when the price cap is set to rise to £3,549 a year for a typical household. and just up the road in the busy suburb of chapel allerton, people want action now. costs need to come down a...

Prepayment metre customers will pay an extra £59 per year, taking the new typical bill on a metre to £3608. as charities warn about the impact of those rises on families, now a real concern is that lives could be at risk and create further strains on the nhs. this is going to add further pressure on that health system and put it under even more pressure. we will get avoidable deaths unless we intervene now. labour has accused the government of failing to meet the scale of the national emergency, and said that millions could be left without support. the government says it will provide help, b...

Load will cost. her and her husband george are now looking at making dramatic savings ahead of the winter. we're scared. in the past we could go out and about, meet friends, go for lunch, you know, treat my grandchildren, go to the pictures. we thought about it really carefully and we thought, there's no way, there is no way on this earth that we are going to be able to pay those bills and continue life as it was before. the price set by the regulator ofgem is rising by 80% in october. a typical annual energy bill paid by direct debit is currently £1971. in october, that will rise to £3549. ...

On rocketing energy bills. but when, how and who will receive it remains difficult to tell. in an interview with the daily telegraph, nadhim zahawi warns high bills could be here to stay for the next two years, and says while he's concerned about helping people on benefits, and pensioners, those on middle incomes will need help too. "if you're a senior nurse or a senior teacher on £45,000 a year," he says, "you're having your energy bills go up by 80%." "it's really hard." "we're looking at all the options." the energy price cap is set by the regulator ofgem. it's rising by 80% in october. cu...

By the regulator 0fgem. it's rising by 80% in october. currently, a typical annual energy bill paid by direct debit is £1,971. in october, that will rise to £3,549. prepayment metre customers pay a little extra — a typical usage bill from october, then, will be £3,608. becky has a full—time job. for the first time, she's having to think about whether to heat her home orfeed herfamily. i've never had to use a food bank before. i've had to use one twice in the past few weeks, purely because my money isn't stretching anywhere, any more. every household will get £400 off their bill in six ...