You could expand that to cover more than just water companies....
Its not the same shambles with Electricity and Gas where the systems have to be maintained for safety purposes. The water industry is by far the worst.
Not very informative with your superior knowledge. Should someone have to pay more than 5% of their income after housing costs on water?
IMHO compared to the Gas and Electric utility companies the Water industry is dog turd.
Definitely not superior after a short time in the industry. However, I can say the industry is heavily regulated including what individual companies can charge.
It sounds like some companies give discounts but not all companies do. 1.7 million caught up in water poverty is a huge number in a civilised country.
Definitely, but poverty in all forms is shocking. People on pre-paid gas and electric tend to be less well off yet end up paying more than those on direct debit. Where is the fairness in that?
That's true. I volunteer at a foodbank that puts money on to people's gas / leccy card as there's no use giving people food but they can't cook it.
It was an appeal to personal greed and selfishness.
Big respect for that. It must be heart breaking on occasions volunteering there. Food banks are the best of people but caused by awful government policy.
It's amazing the people we get. There is no 'typical' person. Many struggle year after year, on and off, but many suddenly find out they're out of a job two weeks before Christmas after years of being in work. They can own a house but the mortgage quickly eats into any savings. A lot come back and volunteer after they get through their bad spell!
