Keith Anderson, who leads ScottishPower, called for families to receive £1,000 to help with growing energy bills before families are affected in October.
The boss of a major Scottish energy company has called for"urgent action" to help the poorest households with energy bills, warning of another £900 increase this winter.
Keith Anderson, who leads ScottishPower, called for ten million families to receive bill discounts of £1,000.Mr Anderson believes the amount could go up to £2,900 in October, when another increase to the price cap is expected. "Given what's going to happen in October, we think that urgent action is required to put in place a mechanism to support customers through this period," he said."You require a sum of about £1,000 to start bringing bills back closer not to where they used to be, but closer to where it's realistic to expect people to be able to pay them."
He called for targeted support for those who are most vulnerable, such as those on universal credit or with pre-payment meters.
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