Orwi@programming.dev to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 4 days agoJohn Healey to end standing charges on gas bills for 23m homeswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down11
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkJohn Healey to end standing charges on gas bills for 23m homeswww.theguardian.comOrwi@programming.dev to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareTomtits@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·4 days agoI’m not buying it. Adding it to the unit rate will not help poorer households. Poorer households tend to have prepayment meters. The unit rate of prepayment meters is already higher than the unit rate of paying monthly/quarterly etc How is increasing that unit rate going to help
minus-squareSpaghettiMaster@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoIt will help if you use very little and cost more if you use lots.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoLook at the economist over here
minus-squareSpaghettiMaster@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoWell someone needed it explaining.
minus-squarethe_swagmaster@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoDo you know of any numbers on the proportion of those with prepared meters? Anecdotally, I’ve only ever seen it in one flat I started in.
I’m not buying it.
Adding it to the unit rate will not help poorer households.
Poorer households tend to have prepayment meters.
The unit rate of prepayment meters is already higher than the unit rate of paying monthly/quarterly etc
How is increasing that unit rate going to help
It will help if you use very little and cost more if you use lots.
Look at the economist over here
Well someone needed it explaining.
Do you know of any numbers on the proportion of those with prepared meters? Anecdotally, I’ve only ever seen it in one flat I started in.