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If you're struggling to afford your gas and electricity bills, what options are available?

Because we've had quite a hot spring and summer, haven't we, so i think that helped. we've not needed to have the heating on. i know there's quite a few of our friends who are really struggling to pay their electric and gas. and today's small drop in energy prices isn't going to change that, so plenty of people have been taking things into their own hands to try and get ahead. thomas and jenny from liverpool are on a prepayment meter and spent £800 on insulation this year to try and cut their bills. we are planning ahead, or trying to. but with the mortgage and the cost of living going up, it...

But we are going to get back on top of it, ready for this winter. so that's all we can do, yeah. thomas and his partner jenny are both nurses, and they are on a prepayment meter. it's going to be the same this year, and obviously we are worried about it. we are thinking ahead. like, we have got a sort of plan financially, especially with the mortgage on top. i mean, we are on a good wage, me and my partner, so i feel sorry for the people who are getting paid minimum wage. that's the people who i am sort of thinking about coming into this winter. today's announcement limits the gas and electric...

Their electric and gas. and today's small drop in energy prices isn't going to change that, so plenty of people have been taking things into their own hands to try and get ahead. thomas and jenny from liverpool are on a prepayment meter and spent £800 on insulation this year to try and cut their bills. we are planning ahead, or trying to. but with the mortgage and the cost of living going up, it's going to be sort of quite tight for us. because we are not getting that extra government support this year, that £66 in monthly payments, despite this small drop in price, what we are all paying ou...

I am worried about and adding an extra layer of complication, but i am going to do it. remember, these charges are all about england, wales and scotland, and how you pay, this is something you can do something about. how you pay depends on what you paid. forsome about. how you pay depends on what you paid. for some people, they will still be paying every three months on standard credit, often by check, thatis on standard credit, often by check, that is £120 a year more expensive thanif that is £120 a year more expensive than if you pay by direct debit, windows charges are smoothed out over t...