‘Am I going to get through winter?’: Energy price cap to rise by 10% in October

A pensioner who faces a fuel payment cut says he worries about whether he will make it through the winter when energy prices go up.

Roy William Roots, 90, is among the estimated 10 million pensioners who are facing a cut to their £200 or £300 winter fuel payment, which will now only go to those who receive pension credit or other means-tested benefits.

It comes as industry regulator Ofgem said the energy price cap per household is set to rise by 10% in October to an annual average of £1,717.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/pensioner-90-says-he-will-have-to-shower-once-a-week-as-government-withdraws-fuel-payment-and-energy-bills-go-up-13201790

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