Ferguson: Electricity price hikes another blow to families

SINN Féin’s Ciara Ferguson has said news that Budget Energey is to increase its prices by 29 per cent and SSE Airtricity by nine per cent in the North will be another huge blow for workers and families.

Said the Foyle MLA: “News that hard-pressed families are set to be hit with another price hike at the beginning of winter will come as another huge blow.

“As with all such price hikes, those hardest hit by this will be low and middle income families.

“Many of them are already struggling to make ends meet after more than a year of lockdowns, furloughs and job losses, cuts to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit and the impending increase in national insurance contributions.

“The British government announced its budget this week with little to recognise the scale of the cost-of-living crisis for ordinary families.

“They need to ensure adequate funding is available to support workers and families, and to help businesses and protect jobs.”

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