It’s been a busy week holding this Government to account. (Isn’t it always these days).

Here's a summary of what we've been up to 👀

With Jeremy Hunt’s Budget hitting lower income families hardest, here’s our round-up of what you are entitled to claim to help you with rising #energybills

https://goodlawproject.org/empowered-claiming-welfare-benefits/?utm_source=WordPress&utm_campaign=empowered-benefits-EFPC-070922&utm_medium=blog

Empowered 2: Claiming the welfare benefits you are entitled to - Good Law Project

This is the second in a new series of articles that provide much-needed information and guidance about cost of living support and consumer rights. The first covered energy bill support and discounts, and is available here. Future pieces will cover disconnection and prepayment meters, and non-payment of energy bills. There is a significant issue of […]

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We're working with a team of lawyers to try and assist people being forcibly moved onto prepayment meters - and being put at risk of higher bills or being left without energy.

https://www.itv.com/news/2022-11-09/vulnerable-people-left-without-power-after-being-forced-onto-prepayment-plans

Vulnerable people left without power after being forced onto prepayment plans

Citizens Advice said they seen calls about forcibly being moved onto prepayment plans rise by 158%

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@goodlawproject This is why people didn’t want smart meters. We were assured that in no way would energy companies use smart meters for anything other than ‘reading’ them. Looks like people were right all along.