联合王国家庭能源债务达44.3亿英镑,影响200多万个家庭。 UK household energy debt hits £4.43 billion, affecting over 2 million families.

据Ofgem统计,联合王国的家庭能源债务猛增至44.3亿英镑,从一年前的36.9亿英镑增至2020年的14.5亿英镑。 Household energy debt in the UK has surged to £4.43 billion, up from £3.69 billion a year earlier and £1.45 billion in 2020, according to Ofgem. 200多万客户——113万用于电力,近93万用于天然气——债务没有还款计划,可能每年与家庭账单相加达145英镑。 Over 2 million customers—1.13 million on electricity and nearly 930,000 on gas—are in debt without repayment plans, potentially adding up to £145 annually to household bills. 日益严重的危机正在将家庭推向财政困境,一些家庭转向非法放款人,或减少取暖以节省资金。 The growing crisis is pushing families into financial hardship, with some turning to illegal lenders or reducing heating to save money. 倡导团体正在敦促政府实施有针对性的债务减免计划和国家社会关税,以提高负担能力。 Advocacy groups are urging the government to implement a targeted debt relief scheme and a national social tariff to improve affordability. 政府表示正在将温室折扣扩大到600多万户家庭, 并加强消费者保护, 包括能源公司管理不当的自动补偿。 The government says it is expanding the Warm Home Discount to over six million households and strengthening consumer protections, including automatic compensation for mismanagement by energy firms.