UK: Consumers in energy debt

Recent Ofgem figures reveal that 2 million consumers are now officially in debt to energy providers.

At the same time there has been a 33% increase in energy debt since 20041- the average amount of money owed by consumers to energy companies. But this is just the tip of an energy debt iceberg says uSwitch.com, as the figures only take into account customers on official debt repayment plans.
2 million energy customers are ‘officially’ in debt to their supplier and over 5,000 are disconnected each year

8% of those in debt owe their energy company more than