No relief from cost-of-living crisis

Natalie Don SNP MSP for Renfrewshire North and West

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The latest increase in the energy price cap will see further increases in energy bills for households all across Scotland.

The energy regulator Ofgem announced last week that the energy price cap will rise by two per cent meaning that a household using a typical amount of energy will pay £1,755 a year-up £35 on the current cap.

This rise will take affect in October, bringing higher winter bills for consumers and putting those already in energy debt into further crisis.

So much for Labour promising to reduce energy bills by £300 when they stood for election last year.

In reality, energy bills have risen by £187, with energy campaigners highlighting that 43 per cent of households are struggling to pay their bills.

Scotland produces six times more gas than we use and two-thirds of our electricity demand is met from renewables, yet we continue to pay some of the highest bills in the world.