Home -> Law Blog Directory -> International Law Blogs -> prisonlawinsideout

OR PHONE (866) 635-1838 for Bankruptcy Help, (866) 635-6190 for Divorce,
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense

Find a Local Lawyer

Bankruptcy (866) 635-1838
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402

International Law

: prisonlawinsideout

Energy firms 'profit from poor'

By John Hirst

ADVERTISEMENTS

Energy firms 'profit from poor'

Energy suppliers make some of their biggest profits from their poorest customers, a watchdog has said.

Firms make about half a billion pounds a year in extra charges from prepayment meters, Consumer Focus estimates.

About 1,000 prepayment meters a day are being installed in households where people have got into debt over their energy bills, it says.

Industry body the Energy Retail Association says many people like the meters because they help them budget.

But the industry is now under pressure from the regulator, Ofgem, to cut the prepayment tariffs.

Tell me about it! I am fed up of being ripped off by N Power and NatWest. Given that the government is claiming to be cracking down on benefit fraud, perhaps they will also look into these two companies to discover why they are fraudulently taking my state benefit off me month after month?

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on November 15, 2008 (boomark / email).

Lawsuits and Settlements

FRS Healthy Energy
alleging the quercetin benefits from FRS energy products are a scam.

Clearwire Service
alleging poor quality and unfairly charging early termination fees.

Whole Foods
And Other Firms Sued by California Attorney General,

Rent Controlled Apartments
Landlord to pay $10 million settlement after forcing out low income tenants and then selling the buildings for a profit.

Brown Greer et al.
alleging that the six law firms handling the Vioxx settlement failed to provide money for reimbursements to lien rights of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) health plans.

Two Energy Companies Settle Whistleblower Qui Tam Suit
Two Energy Companies Settle Whistleblower Qui Tam Suit

Related Searches