'Unjust' that some prepay energy customers have to top up before accessing government credit

The scheme to give everyone €200 off their electricity bill was created by the Government as a means of helping people deal with surging energy costs. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA

It is “unjust” that some prepay meter users will have to pay €30 before they can avail of the full €200 on the Government’s energy credit scheme, a TD has said.

Solidarity-People Before Profit’s Bríd Smith said “many of the poorest facing this crisis are on prepay meters” and that recent price hikes are causing “huge distress on many vulnerable groups”.