LOWERING this winter’s energy price cap will do nothing to drag more than six million households out of fuel poverty, campaigners have warned.

Ofgem is expected to announce tomorrow that average annual bills will be set at £1,925 from October, but National Energy Action (NEA) stressed the amount would still be about £700 higher than before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

The charity also echoed a warning from the End Fuel Poverty Coalition that a decision by Tory ministers to scrap the Energy Bills Support Scheme earlier this year means most people will not notice any cut to gas and electricity costs from last winter.