Better Energy Charges For Not Paying By Direct Debit

EDM number 968 in 2013-14, proposed by Robert Halfon on 21/01/2014.
Categorised under the topics of Companies, Consumers, Energy, Financial services and Utilities.

That this House condemns Better Energy for charging consumers 10 pence more per day for not paying their gas and electric bills by direct debit; notes that 45 per cent of households do not pay their electricity bills by direct debit; further notes that one million British adults do not have a bank account, so paying by direct debit is impossible; recognises that this hits the poorest and most vulnerable people in society the hardest; and calls for the Government and the regulator to review this issue.

This motion has been signed by a total of 33 MPs.