More households in energy arrears than ever before, CRU figures show

The number of accounts in arrears for more than 90 days has also increased for both electricity and gas bills, with 188,748 for electricity, and 142,090 for gas, both increased on the figures from this time last year.  File picture 

More households are in energy arrears than ever before, and experts are warning that the situation will only get worse.

The latest figures from the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) show that 328,273 are in electricity arrears, while 188,941 are in gas arrears.