MPs call for ban on forced installations of prepayment meters

Such moves by energy firms labelled ‘morally repugnant’ as households struggle with soaring bills

MPs have called for a ban on forced installations of prepayment meters amid fears that elderly and vulnerable people are being effectively cut off from heating and power supplies.

Prepayment meters (PPM) are under the spotlight as thousands of warrants allowing forced installations are being issued while households struggle with a rise in the cost of energy.