Disabled people to stage ‘BigPowerOff’ day in protest against soaring household bills
DISABLED people are set to stage a “BigPowerOff” day of action on Friday in protest against household bills soaring by more than half.
Participants will reduce power use to a bare minimum for a day in the first of a rolling programme of household protests leading up to the next expected big hike in energy prices on October 22.
The “power off” initiative was launched by Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, marking the April 1 imposition of huge price rises.
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