Rejected petition Make electricity and gas cheaper for prepayment meters than direct debit charges

People using pre payment meters are charged more than those on direct debit. People who pay in front should have a cheaper rate as suppliers have money up front.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about caps on what energy providers can charge for energy are a matter for Ofgem, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We could accept a petition calling on the Government to increase support through the Energy Price Guarantee for people on a pre-payment meter, if that's something you'd like to happen.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 23 January 2023
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