Campaign to end pre-payment rip off

Liz McInnes MP

Liz McInnes, MP for Heywood and Middleton, joined the launch of a ‘Pre-Pay Rip Off’ campaign in the House of Commons to clamp down on the cost of prepayment meters as a means of paying energy bills.

The latest research by the Citizens Advice Bureau has revealed that pre-payment meter customers on average pay £226 a year extra for the cost of their energy compared to the cheapest direct debit tariff.

In Heywood and Middleton there are 9,255 household with pre-payment meters, and the total extra cost of these takes more than £2million out of our local economy.

Liz McInnes joined Dawn Butler MP at the launch of her campaign for action from the big six energy companies and the government.

Ms McInnes said: “It is unacceptable that the poorest in our society are forced to pay the most for their energy bills when the cost of energy is falling but bills continue to rise.

"The fact that our local economy here in Heywood and Middleton is losing an estimated £2million every year to the big six energy companies is nothing less than scandalous, and I will continue to call for real action in the energy market to pass on the savings which thousands of families in my constituency deserve.

"This Prepay Rip Off must end now.”

To sign the petition visit:

https://www.change.org/p/david-cameron-mp-end-the-prepay-rip-off-prepay-fuel-bills-cost-226-a-year-more-than-direct-debit