ABC News: Higher income households across NSW increasingly struggling to stay on top of their energy bills

Excerpt from ABC News

A growing number of households are struggling to pay their water, gas and electricity bills, with more people on higher incomes facing their power being cut off.

A new report from the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) found that working families and households with mortgages in 2023 were increasingly impacted by payment difficulty for the essential services. 

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Senior PIAC policy officer Thea Bray said the breadth of energy bill struggle painted a concerning picture of the reality of unaffordable energy bills. 

While people on lower incomes continue to be over-represented, Ms Bray said the findings now reflect that “just about every household is vulnerable to payment difficulty and disconnection”.