BRIEF-Ofgem Says Energy Price Cap To Increase In April

Feb 5 (Reuters) - OFGEM:

• OFGEM - ENERGY PRICE CAP TO INCREASE IN APRIL BUT CONSUMERS SHOULD SWITCH TO SAVE MONEY

• OFGEM - BIG INCREASE IN WHOLESALE ENERGY PRICES PUSH UP PRICE CAP BY £96 TO £1,138 TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS

• OFGEM - THE PRICE CAP CONTINUES TO SAVE CONSUMERS UP TO £100 A YEAR AND THEY CAN SAVE UP TO £150 MORE BY SWITCHING TARIFF

• OFGEM - FROM 1 APRIL 2021 THE PRICE CAP WILL RETURN TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS, PRINCIPALLY AS A RESULT OF CHANGES IN WHOLESALE ENERGY PRICES.

• UK'S OFGEM - CONSUMERS WHO WANT TO AVOID THE INCREASE AND SAVE MONEY SHOULD SHOP AROUND AHEAD OF THE INCREASE IN THE PRICE CAP ON 1 APRIL

• UK'S OFGEM - SUPPLIERS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY CREDIT TO CUSTOMERS STRUGGLING TO TOP UP THEIR PRE-PAYMENT METERS

• OFGEM- FOR SIX MONTHS FROM 1 APRIL PRICE CAP WILL INCREASE BY BY £87 TO £1,156 FOR 4 MILLION PRE-PAYMENT METER CUSTOMERS.

• OFGEM - FOR DEFAULT TARIFF PRICE CAP LEVEL STARTING ON 1 APRIL, OFGEM HAS ALSO ALLOWED SUPPLIERS TO CLAIM £23 TO COVER HIGHER LEVELS OF BAD DEBT

• OFGEM - HOUSEHOLDS ON DEFAULT TARIFFS ARE SAVING AN ESTIMATED £75-£100 A YEAR OR £1 BILLION IN TOTAL ON THEIR ENERGY BILLS AS A RESULT

• UK'S OFGEM - SUPPLIERS ARE REQUIRED TO PUT THOSE WHO ARE BEHIND ON THEIR BILLS ON AFFORDABLE REPAYMENT PLANS AND SHOULD NOT DISCONNECT THEIR CUSTOMERS

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