Recent Ofgem figures reveal that there are now 5.9 million energy customers using prepayment meters, but only around 1 million of these are actually repaying a debt. This means that at least 4.9 ...

Pre-payment users are more likely to be struggling to afford energy. (Getty Images) Experts at price comparison website Uswitch have raised fears of a "worrying" trend after the use of pay-as-you-go ...

The UK plans to reform rules around prepayment energy meters, to protect financially vulnerable consumers in the wake of a recent uproar over forced installations. Ministers are drawing up changes to ...