All news on the topic: Centrica plc

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British Gas' 'obscene' surge in profits branded as UK in fuel poverty crisis
The country's biggest energy supplier raked in £751million last year, up from £72million in 2022 - a surge fuelled by £500m of energy crisis costs which it was allowed to recoup from bills
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British Gas owner Centrica considers investing in Sizewell C nuclear plant
Centrica chief executive Chris O'Shea said the Sizewell site was a "possible future investment" as the Government tries to secure funding for the plant
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Centrica boss calls for 'social tarriff' to help the poorest pay energy bills
Centrica chief executive Chris O'Shea said that a social tariff for the worst off would be "the best thing we can do for consumers"
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British Gas owner Centrica sees profits fall as crisis costs are clawed back
The business was one of several energy suppliers which regulator Ofgem allowed to recover costs that they had racked up during the crisis
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'I accidentally pressed a wrong button - now British Gas won't return my money'
Eighty-two-year-old gran Margaret Griffin has been a loyal customer of British Gas for over a sixty years but a mix-up over the phone left her out of pocket and too stressed to leave the house
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British Gas profits 'set to rocket to more than £800m' as families struggle
British Gas, which has 7.5 million customers, has benefited from industry watchdog Ofgem allowing it to claw back money through energy higher bills
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British Gas boss says 'no point' justifying £4.5m pay as people are struggling
Chris O'Shea, who runs Centrica, told BBC Breakfast that "you can't justify a salary of that size"
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Gas boss in winter warning over fears families will struggle to pay bills
Chris O’Shea, Chief Executive of Centrica, says energy prices at double the level of four years ago will pile on top of existing cost of living pressures
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FTSE 100 plunges as inflation worries spark fresh concerns over interest rates
The UK's blue chip index has dropped nearly 100 points with housebuilders among the stocks seeing the biggest losses
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Energy companies set to rake in £1.7bn profits as Brits struggle to pay bills
Fuel poverty campaigners have said this winter will be as difficult as the last for Brit households - yet super-rich energy companies will line their pockets with millions
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British Gas hounded dad for £2,000 after getting sent neighbour's bills
Six months after leaving British Gas, dad-of-one Jamie Walker was still receiving bills worth hundreds of pounds -
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British Gas profits surge 889% to £969million as Brits continue to struggle
British Gas said the profit was due to a rule change by the energy regulator Ofgem which raised the allowance energy firms could claim for supplying customers when wholesale prices massively exceeded the price cap
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Many graduates are working in a career that doesn't relate to their degree
Research reveals many graduates have had to wait an average of 7 months to land a career - that related to their degree.
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British Gas boss issues update on energy bills as Ofgem price cap falls tomorrow
The chief executive of Centrica, which is the owner of the energy supplier, Chris O'Shea told the BBC that while he believes the worst of the energy crisis is over, risks remain
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British Gas refuses to admit prepayment meter failings leaving MPs 'astonished'
Energy companies faced a dramatic grilling by MPs following reports of debt collectors forcibly breaking into vulnerable customers' homes to fit prepayment meters
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Dad furious after British Gas mistakenly send bailiffs to his house four times
Rowan Purdy, 45, was bombarded with threats by British Gas, whose owners Centrica reported £3.3 billion in profits, even though he was able to prove that a bill was not his
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'Brits may be freezing but let's be happy as Centrica announced £3.3bn profits'
Mark Steel jokes that anyone who knows how economics works understands that the most important rule for a healthy financial system is to give Centrica all the money in the country
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'Greedy oil giants pocket benefits of Ukraine war as British families freeze'
'While Centrica made £100 a second, British Gas hired debt collectors who force-fitted pre-payment meters - it's clear we need a windfall tax to put people before greed'
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British Gas customer, 82, forced to raid his funeral funds after bill quadruples
Barry Seckerson has been left struggling to afford his energy bills which have more than quadrupled over winter and says he has no choice but dip into his funeral savings
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'Fatcats should not benefit from war profits while Brits struggle to pay bills'
'War profits should not be channelled into the wage packets of bosses already on huge money when householders and businesses are being fleeced in a broken energy market'
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Energy suppliers urged to stop 'outrageous' force-fitting of prepayment meters
Grant Shapps has urged companies to suspend fitting the meters following reports that British Gas had been sending debt collectors to "break into" customers' homes
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British Gas makes huge change to prepayment meters after investigation
It comes after The Times claimed in an undercover investigation that the energy giant had used debt collectors to "break into" the homes of vulnerable customers
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British Gas debt collectors break into vulnerable people’s homes to fit meters
Energy companies like British Gas obtain court warrants which give them the legal right to enter a property and fit the pre-payment meter if customers haven't paid their bills
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British Gas to give thousands of customers free £250 credit to help pay bills
British Gas says it will identify those who are eligible for the free help - meaning you shouldn’t need to apply - as it launches a new £10million support package