Serious consequences for not paying energy bills, warn UK charities

Don't Pay group reportedly has 80,000 pledges to refuse payments from 1 October when price cap rises

UK charities are warning people of the severe consequences of not paying their energy bills, as a campaign to stop payments from October gains momentum.

The Don't Pay UK group, which is demanding a reduction of bills to an affordable level, has reportedly gathered support from 80,000 people who intend to cancel their direct debit payments from 1 October, when the regulator raises the energy price cap, the maximum amount suppliers are allowed to charge.