This report examines how utilities are innovating to improve their approach to tackling customer debt and the role technology is playing in accelerating this process.
Affinity has boosted the services it offers to customers by adding a remote video sign language service and working with UK Power Networks to share information with customers on their respective Priority Services Registers.
Customer bills for 2020/21 will average £396 for water and sewerage services as price decreases for AMP7 come into effect. Meanwhile, CCW has revealed results of its consumer survey into attitudes during lockdown.
Gains have been made in the non-domestic water sector according to figures from Consumer Council for Water, but the watchdog urges firms they still have further to go
As part of a partnership and study into water efficiency and affordability Southern Water has visited low income households to offer advice and water saving gadgets. The results of the study by University of Sussex are presented nationally this week to highlight how companies can help households save water and money
Severn Trent has launched an extra channel for customers to communicate with the company. Its online service called Juno can answer simple queries and will learn as it does
Utilita Energy has been fined £175,000 after failing to meet its carbon emission reduction obligations, potentially causing customers to miss out on £30,000 of savings on energy bills. The penalty will be paid to consumers through the energy redress fund
Toto Energy's operations director Tom Nicholas says the company has been "reset" after issues concerning customer complaints led to the company shedding thousands of customers last year. The company has now taken on the majority of Solarplicity's customers.