Prepayment meters forcing people to go without food and medicine, report claims

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Prepayment meters forcing people to go without food and medicine, report claims
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One case study tells of a client who was forced to throw out his insulin because he could not keep it refrigerated

has highlighted the difficult financial choices clients are having to make due to the cost of topping up their energy supply.

CAS social justice policy manager Stephanie Millar said: “With a prepayment meter, once it runs out of credit, that’s it.“The contents of the fridge freezer go off, and the family can’t use their washing machine. Disabled people who use stair lifts or mobility scooters are unable to charge these. She is said to have prioritised feeding her children over herself while coping with mobility issues which require a stairlift.

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