UK energy debt reaches £1 billion with about one in four customers in debt to their supplier
The ongoing energy sees overall energy debt in the UK reach £1 billion with an increasing number of customers in debt to their suppliers.

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The ongoing energy sees overall energy debt in the UK reach £1 billion with an increasing number of customers in debt to their suppliers.
The much-discussed energy price rise has come into effect - what can you do about it?
With unprecedented energy price rises around the corner, Uswitch has collated 10 things you can do to lessen the impact on your bills.
Government data has revealed that 800,000 households have installed a smart meter since the start of the energy crisis, with half of all UK households now possessing one.
Ofgem has announced a record rise to the energy price cap in response to the wholesale energy market crisis.
With the energy price cap set to rise to an unprecedented level, millions will bear the brunt of those price rises in their cost of living and face being pushed into debt as a result
While some households are lowering their thermostat temperatures this year, millions are still setting their thermostats at up to 25 degrees
Uswitch research reveals which Black Friday deals customers should be on the lookout for if they want to save energy this winter.
Uswitch and Samsung have teamed up to help customers see how much they're spending on their energy this winter via the new SmartThings phone app.
Five small suppliers have ceased trading in two days, displacing nearly 30,000 customers
The energy market claims another victim as Goto Energy announces it has ceased trading.
Two energy suppliers become the latest companies to go out of business.
Igloo becomes the latest energy supplier to go out of business as a result of high wholesale energy prices.
With 112 fixed energy plans ending by August's conclusion, customers are advised to switch before they're rolled onto an expensive standard variable tariff.
The government is to review the way in which renewable energy tariffs are marketed by energy suppliers in response to concerns about "greenwashing".