Ministers urged to offer financial support for Britain’s rising energy bills

Costs forecast to increase again from January despite announcement of fall in energy price cap

Ministers have been urged to intervene to prevent a winter of despair and suffering" by offering financial support to millions of households facing unmanageable energy bills.

The government is under renewed pressure to act after warnings that energy costs will remain unaffordable for the most vulnerable in society, despite Friday's announcement of a fall in the energy price cap.