“With around one in three pensioner households now in fuel poverty‚ this will be a bitter winter for many older people. Many of them will be wondering why the energy companies are still failing to pass on the benefit of reduced wholesale prices.”

“Ministers must intervene now to deliver on their promise to end unfair energy pricing. This must include action to end the blatant over-charging of people who pay for their energy by cash or cheque‚ as well as those on pre-payment meters.”