Companies must pass on falling energy prices to households, Government told

SVP research and policy officer Issy Petrie called on the Government and the regulator to set out short-, medium-, and long-term measures to mitigate the impact of 'extraordinary energy prices'. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

The Government has been told to put pressure on gas and electricity companies to pass on falling international energy prices to households, as a damning new report revealed 450,000 people had to go without heating their homes.

The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has called for urgent steps from the Government and the energy regulator to address the electricity and home heating crisis faced by thousands of struggling families.