Lanarkshire MSP warns of fuel poverty dangers when government scale back energy bill support

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East Kilbride's MSP has called on the UK Government to scrap proposals to reduce energy support to households, as energy prices fall at the same time bills are set to soar.Households in Lanarkshire and across Scotland are set to pay through the nose for increased bills next month under UK Government plans to scale back support for energy costs.The UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has proposed to slash support through the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) scheme, with a knock-on effect on a typical household paying around £3,000 a year for energy.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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However, due to current government support through the EPG, there is a discrepancy between the actual energy price cap set by Ofgem and what the typical household in Scotland will pay annually.Commenting, Collette said: “It shouldn’t be a surprise that this Tory government is ready to slash support for household energy bills when they were forced into introducing it in the first place.“For many families in East Kilbride this scheme has been a lifeline this winter.

It has been the difference between abject fuel poverty, and being able to put the heating on when the temperature once again plummets below zero.“Reducing