Calls for UK Government to do more to alleviate 'unaffordable' and 'devastating' energy price rises

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Politicians representing the people of Wishaw, Motherwell and surrounding areas have called on the UK Government to act urgently to do more to help people facing “unaffordable” prices in energy costs.Clare Adamson MSP, for Motherwell and Wishaw, said more needed to be done as it was "clear the price cap isn’t worth a thing".She told Lanarkshire Live: “People are facing unaffordable energy price hikes this winter.

The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now. Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android "When we are talking about forecasts of £4200 by 2023, yet the Tory leadership contest has been devoid of any serious plans to tackle this crisis. "Instead, the focus of the candidates has been to promise tax cuts for their pals.“They are seeking to appeal to a narrow ideology in their party base while people across the UK fear for their future.“This is a basic issue of income not meeting need.

We must have urgent support and wholesale reform of social security entitlements.“The UK Government must reinstate the uplift to Universal Credit, and must uprate other benefits as the Scottish Government has done.

Their Energy Bill Support Scheme will do very little to stave off the worst impacts of these price rises.“Many energy companies are turning huge profits while it seems inevitable that ‘warm banks’ will become normalised this winter without UK Government