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Energy crisis ‘on same scale of pandemic’ as debt soars to record high
Consumer expert Martin Lewis warns rising prices are a national crisis on the same scale as the pandemic
THE government is facing calls to avert a national crisis on the same scale of the pandemic as energy bill debt soars to record highs.
Lives could be lost and millions of people left destitute this winter unless more support to protect households against a cataclysmic rise in energy bills is offered by ministers, consumer expert Martin Lewis has warned.
Energy bills are now a “national crisis on the same scale we saw during the pandemic,” he said, warning that support needs to double to make up for the huge hike expected later this year.
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