Buddies vow to fight "catastrophic" energy prices

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Families facing fuel poverty took their outrage over soaring prices to the doorstep of the energy regulator yesterday as they demanded an end to an “avoidable” crisis.Ofgem confirmed the energy price cap would, based on an average household’s consumption, rise to £3,549 per year from October.The cap is currently £1,971 for the average household and limits how much providers can charge customers in Scotland, England and Wales.Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here.It is a price hike Paisley activists are determined to see reversed.Members of the town’s Star Project and Ferguslie Park’s Darkwood Crew say they are ready to fight against a policy which will have a “catastrophic” impact on families.Demanding government intervention, Terry McTernan, of the Darkwood Crew, told the Express it was time organisations like his started to fight the causes and not just the symptoms of crippling poverty.Speaking before he left for the protest outside Ofgem’s Glasgow office, he said: “Today’s announcement for a community like Ferguslie Park is catastrophic.“People here are already living in fuel poverty.“This idea that we will all have to struggle on is ridiculous.

People don’t have the ability to struggle any further.“We have noticed a significant increase in demand for our services and that is increasing all the time.“It may sound like a cliché, but this is a bigger health emergency than the pandemic and our lived experience is demonstrating that.”Terry and his volunteers work round the clock to help fight the effects of the cost-of-living crisis in their community.They host a community market offering £15 worth of food for £2.50 and organise regular lunch clubs, providing food and a