UK energy suppliers to spend £500m to cushion pain of rising bills
by Kiran Stacey Political correspondent from on (#6SBW3)
Exclusive: Government helps to broker deal involving 12 suppliers following winter fuel payment cuts
Energy suppliers will spend 500m helping customers with their energy bills this winter, after the government helped broker a deal involving 12 of the biggest companies in the UK.
Suppliers will spend the money in a variety of ways, including putting credit on some customers' bills, writing off the debts of others and putting credit on prepayment meters, sources told the Guardian.
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