Businesses and charities react to Liz Truss' energy price guarantee

Businesses and charities have been reacting to Liz Truss' energy announcement in the House of Commons today (8 September).

The Prime Minister announced bills for the average household will be frozen at no more than £2,500 and businesses will be spared crippling increases.

Ms Truss also ended England’s ban on fracking – the process of extracting shale gas by fracturing rocks with high-pressure water.

The national disability charity Sense has raised concerns that the energy cap freeze announced today by the Government will fail to adequately protect disabled households, who are disproportionately affected by rising costs and use more energy for essential equipment.

Sense Chief Executive Richard Kramer said: “After months of uncertainty, today’s announcement by the Government will bring relief to many, easing the pressure on households amid rising costs.

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"However, it doesn’t recognise the additional costs disabled households face, which must be met with specialist intervention. While everyone is affected by this crisis, disabled households have been one of the hardest hit because of their circumstance. Many are in poverty, less likely to be in full-time work and face higher costs for energy to run essential equipment.

"The families we support have said they are desperate, with no choice but to run the feeding machines, electric wheelchairs, epilepsy sensors and oxygen machines that support their loved-ones, but require a lot of energy. These are not luxuries. This freeze of the energy cap is an important step, but we need urgent targeted supported for disabled households and to uprate benefits to a level that people can live on.”

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